BSC2346 Week 8 Case Study Latest 2018 December Question # 00596742 Subject: General Questions Due on: 01/11/2019 Posted On: 01/11/2019 05:26 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 5.0/5

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Human Anatomy and Physiology

Module 08 Case
Study

Question 1

Joanne just celebrated her 50th birthday and knows that she
should probably see her physician for a physical. She’s generally in good
health, but has been experiencing some odd symptoms lately. Joanne has been
experiencing mild to moderate headaches once or twice a week, usually in the
morning hours. She feels that her mental acuity “isn’t what it used to be” and
forgets the day of the week occasionally. Her husband often complains that she
has the TV too loud, but Joanne thinks it’s a normal volume. She has noticed that
her feet and toes are colder and she has to wear socks and slippers around the
house to be comfortable.

A few nights a week, she wakes up in the middle of the night
with tingling and numbness in her right hand. Joanne works at a desk all day
and she notices a sharp, and sometimes throbbing, pain in her feet bilaterally
after a long workday. She was thinking that her symptoms were just part of
aging, but wonders if it could be abnormal. She has no history of major trauma,
alcoholism, cancer, or inherited diseases.

Which of the following choices would best describe the
symptoms in Joanne’s feet?

Question 2

Which of Joanne’s symptoms could be related to peripheral
neuropathy?

Question 3

All of the following are possible causes for peripheral
neuropathy EXCEPT:

Question 4

If Joanne’s neuropathy is related to diabetes, what are some
complications she can expect (and try to avoid)? List and describe at least
three complications.

Question 5

All of the following might be explanations for Joanne’s
right hand symptoms, EXCEPT:

Question 6

If Joanne’s hand symptoms area caused by carpal tunnel
syndrome, which nerve would be affected?

Question 7

If Joanne’s hand symptoms are caused by carpal tunnel
syndrome, which of her fingers would be affected by the numbness?

Question 8

How might Joanne’s lower extremity symptoms be related to
her job? Briefly describe how ergonomics might be related to the
pathophysiology she is experiencing.

Question 9

Dysfunction of the following structures would explain
Joanne’s numbness?

Question 10

Dysfunction of which the following structures may be the
cause of Joanne’s lower extremity symptoms?

Question 11

Georgia is 20 years old. She works at a stressful full-time
job, co-parents a four-year-old and is attending evening courses to finish her
bachelor degree. She has no history of significant trauma or health concerns,
other than well-managed type I diabetes. She woke up one morning feeling a
little off. When she looked in the mirror, she noticed that her right eye
looked droopy and she was unable to smile fully. She panicked, called 911, and
ran to her neighbor’s house to ask for a ride to the hospital. Georgia
remembers learning in one of her first aid courses that face drooping was a
sign of a stroke, so she was very worried.

It is unlikely that Georgia is experiencing a stroke. List
and explain at least three reasons why a stroke is unlikely in this case.

Question 12

When she arrives at the hospital, the attending physician
believe she may be experiencing Bell’s palsy. Which of the following Cranial
Nerves is affected by Bell’s palsy?

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true regarding Cranial
Nerve VII?

Question 14

Georgia’s physician decides she does, indeed, have Bell’s
palsy. The physician tells Georgia that until the disorder is resolves, she may
experience a lack of taste on which part of her tongue?

Question 15

Besides the Facial Nerve, which of the following also
controls motor function of the facial muscles?

Question 16

If Georgia lost the sense of taste on her entire tongue,
which of the other cranial nerves may be damaged?

Question 17

In this case study, you are only given one symptom that
Georgia experienced- facial drooping. Now that you know she has been diagnosed
with Bell’s palsy, list and explain at least 3 other symptoms that she may be
experiencing.

Question 18

Bell’s palsy is often linked to each of the following
causes, EXCEPT:

Question 19

Georgia has several risk factors for Bell’s palsy. List and
describe at least two risk factors given in this case study.

Question 20

While waiting to be discharged from the hospital, Georgia
looked up some symptoms of cranial nerve dysfunction and found something called
“tic douloureax”. She asked her nurse if she should expect to experience this
painful symptom and her nurse said no, because tic douloureax is usually only
associated with dysfunction of ______.