Appendix F: Case Study
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Appendix F
Review the following two case studies. Each patient is being referred to a specialist for further evaluation of a nervous system disorder. Outline characteristics of the disease each patient is suffering from by answering the questions associated with each case study. Answer in your own words.
Case Study 1
|Name |Myelin S. Heath |
|Patient # |12312312 |DOB: |03/05/1986 |
|Physician |Dr. Delgadillo |Date: |02/16/20XX |
Interoffice Referral Form
Ray D. Ology, M.D.
A Doctor’s Office, North Campus
1515 N. Medical Plaza #151
Anytown, Anywhere 12345
Dear Ray,
Myelin visited …show more content…
1. What could have caused Myelin’s disease?
If Myelin does have multiple sclerosis, there is nothing he could have done to stop it since the cause is unknown. Myelin 's family history may be a contributor to his disease but not much is known about the disease to say for certain. It is possible that Myelin has multiple sclerosis (MS) because of his numbness, muscle weakness and depression. The disease effects the nerves so his depression or fatigue could be caused by it. As for his vision, patients with MS have the potential of losing their central vision, which is accompanied with pain during eye movement ("Mayo Clinic", 2013).
2. What structure(s) and function(s) of the nervous system are affected by multiple sclerosis?
When a person has multiple sclerosis, their own immune system attacks its tissue ("Mayo Clinic", 2013). The patients name is Myelin, which I guess has some significance since a fatty substance that coats nerves known as myelin is destroyed by the disease("Medical News", 2013) . This an electrically insulating material that surrounds the axon of a neuron; it is necessary for the proper function of the nervous system ("Medical News", 2013). When myelin is destroyed, it affects the entire nervous system causing important messages to become slow or blocked entirely ("Medical News", 2013). So in a patient with MS , this would cause them to experience muscle spasms or complete lack of
Appendix F
Review the following two case studies. Each patient is being referred to a specialist for further evaluation of a nervous system disorder. Outline characteristics of the disease each patient is suffering from by answering the questions associated with each case study. Answer in your own words.
Case Study 1
|Name |Myelin S. Heath |
|Patient # |12312312 |DOB: |03/05/1986 |
|Physician |Dr. Delgadillo |Date: |02/16/20XX |
Interoffice Referral Form
Ray D. Ology, M.D.
A Doctor’s Office, North Campus
1515 N. Medical Plaza #151
Anytown, Anywhere 12345
Dear Ray,
Myelin visited …show more content…
1. What could have caused Myelin’s disease?
If Myelin does have multiple sclerosis, there is nothing he could have done to stop it since the cause is unknown. Myelin 's family history may be a contributor to his disease but not much is known about the disease to say for certain. It is possible that Myelin has multiple sclerosis (MS) because of his numbness, muscle weakness and depression. The disease effects the nerves so his depression or fatigue could be caused by it. As for his vision, patients with MS have the potential of losing their central vision, which is accompanied with pain during eye movement ("Mayo Clinic", 2013).
2. What structure(s) and function(s) of the nervous system are affected by multiple sclerosis?
When a person has multiple sclerosis, their own immune system attacks its tissue ("Mayo Clinic", 2013). The patients name is Myelin, which I guess has some significance since a fatty substance that coats nerves known as myelin is destroyed by the disease("Medical News", 2013) . This an electrically insulating material that surrounds the axon of a neuron; it is necessary for the proper function of the nervous system ("Medical News", 2013). When myelin is destroyed, it affects the entire nervous system causing important messages to become slow or blocked entirely ("Medical News", 2013). So in a patient with MS , this would cause them to experience muscle spasms or complete lack of