Please paste the questions into your thread and put your answers beneath each question. For full credit you must have thoughtful and detail explanations when responding to the prompts/questions AND provide detail feedback on at least one other student of at least 50 words or more. Please cite your sources for both initial (due by July 1st) and response posts (due by July 9th).
Harry was playing a football game and he collapsed. Harry is rushed to the hospital and his blood was taken. Below are the notes at the football game and blood taken at the hospital.
Medical personal on site for the football game made the following notes when assessing Harry
Patient is a 15-year-old male, estimated 5′ 6″ height and estimated 160 lbs. weight.
Temperature: 99o F
Pulse: 104 beats per minute
Respirations: 18 breaths per minute
Blood pressure: 70/40 mmHg
He is still disoriented and says he feels weak.
Harry’s doctor received his blood results (see below) . Please use the data given and revisit Harry’s symptoms:
Test
Result
Normal Range*
Serum thyroxine (T4) (ug/dl)
2.2
5.0–12
TSH (thyrotropin) (μIU/mL)
7.2
0.5–5
Serum Triiodothyronine (T3) (ng/dl)
33
70–195
Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI)
Normal
Please discuss the following questions with your fellow classmates. You will need to do have a minimum of 350 words for your initial post. You want to use information from book, notes, power point, other scientific resources to add your discussion. Please cite these resources in APA or MLA format and explain in your own words.
Why do you think Harry collapsed?
Relate the hormone levels to Harry’s symptoms. (Could alterations of thyroid hormone be responsible for his symptoms?).
Do you think there is any helpful adaptation to fainting in this case? Explain.
Describe the short-term regulation of blood pressure and how the body wants to return blood pressure to homeostasis (you may discuss arteries, veins, capillaries, etc.).
Do you think Harry’s elevated heart rate could be adaptive? Why or why not? Also, please give the flow of blood through the heart starting with right atrium ending with inferior and superior vena cava.
Do you think Harry’s hematocrit and hemoglobin levels could have contributed to Harry’s feelings of fatigue? Explain your answer
Describe how Harry’s diet could have influenced his hematocrit, Hb or thyroid levels over time?
