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Case Study Team Discussion (Patient Case #5) - Case Study Team 8

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Below are symptoms of a patient related to the Renal System. Each person needs to answer all of these and then reply substantially to their teammates. As a team you should come to a final conclusion on all 3 questions in regards to the Patient and the symptoms. *Only the people in your group/team can see your discussions. Based on the symptoms answer the following questions:

1. Identify all anatomical structures related to and/or that are being affected based on the patient case information. (i.e. tissues, organs, vessels, brain components, membranes)
2. Explain how the anatomical structures and their physiological function/dysfunction are interrelated normally and what is going wrong with the structures in this current patient case information.
3. Identify and explain possible a diagnosis and what can be done to fix or reverse the current situation described in the patient case information. Please be specific and detailed.

Patient Case (Initial Review): (More information may be coming on June 8th)

You are an ER Doc in a rural town and you just walked in to a room with a patient named Frank. Frank is in serious condition. Upon entering the room and performing a quick physical evaluation you identify the following physical symptoms:

• Cough
• Mucus
• Cyanosis
• Swollen Liver
• Edema
• sPO₂ of 70%

You ask for lab tests and get the following lab results:

• pH 7.32
• PaO₂ 35 mmHg
• PaCO₂ 80 mmHg
• HCO₃^- 40 mM

Answer 1

  

ans1 Anatomical structures -
1) Kidney - Renal vessels(efferent and afferent ), Renal pyramid , Juxta Glomerular apparatus. Glomerular membrane. Henles loop.
2) Liver - Portal veins , hepatocyte
3) lungs - areolar tissue, pulmonary artey , pulmonary vein ,Lung parenchyma, Air Exchnge membrane
4) Heart- cardiac muscles , inferior vena cava