Medical Case Study: Assignment
Biology 301 Case Study – Assignment Week 4
Introduction
A scientific case study is typically a short summary of an event or personal experience which ends a “mystery” that can be solved using the clues provided within the case study. You will be evaluating a patient case study which recounts the symptoms and circumstances surrounding an illness. The case study will provide you with the medical evidence and clues necessary to determine the cause. You will analyze the provided information and using at least 2 additional outside resources, answer the questions located at the bottom of the case study. Your outside resources may include; books or textbook, scholarly journal articles and/or websites run by credible non-biased scientific or medical …show more content…
Mrs. Smith has been diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease after close supervision and analysis. The patient’s history of activity predisposes much of the reason why she attained Coronary Artery Disease. For instance, the Mrs. Smith is a chronic smoker, considering the fact that she smokes approximately 20 cigarettes equaling to 1.2 cigarettes per hour. According to Terry Martin, smoking 20 cigarettes a day puts about the same amount of stress on the heart as 90 pounds of extra weight (Martin 2014). Smoking cigarettes will increase a person’s metabolic rate by forcing the heart to beat at a faster rate. The heart beat increases 10 to 20 times more per minute once a cigarette is inhaled, causing extra unnecessary stress on the heart (Martin 2014). Another crucial predisposing facto that could have contributed to Mrs. Smith condition is the high levels of stress she is enduring. Mrs. Smith stated that her boss is putting her under a great amount of stress. Unmanaged stress can influence many negative traits towards the body. For example, unmanaged stress can lead to unhealthy levels of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Many studies suggest that stress alters the blood texture and may cause blood clots, and increases the risk of heart attack (MedNet 2014). M.D. Fogoros states that chronic emotional stress can cause atherosclerosis via inflammation of the blood vessels, which in turn can lead to coronary artery disease (Fogoros 2011). Mrs. Smith’s family history also serves as a predisposing factor
Introduction
A scientific case study is typically a short summary of an event or personal experience which ends a “mystery” that can be solved using the clues provided within the case study. You will be evaluating a patient case study which recounts the symptoms and circumstances surrounding an illness. The case study will provide you with the medical evidence and clues necessary to determine the cause. You will analyze the provided information and using at least 2 additional outside resources, answer the questions located at the bottom of the case study. Your outside resources may include; books or textbook, scholarly journal articles and/or websites run by credible non-biased scientific or medical …show more content…
Mrs. Smith has been diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease after close supervision and analysis. The patient’s history of activity predisposes much of the reason why she attained Coronary Artery Disease. For instance, the Mrs. Smith is a chronic smoker, considering the fact that she smokes approximately 20 cigarettes equaling to 1.2 cigarettes per hour. According to Terry Martin, smoking 20 cigarettes a day puts about the same amount of stress on the heart as 90 pounds of extra weight (Martin 2014). Smoking cigarettes will increase a person’s metabolic rate by forcing the heart to beat at a faster rate. The heart beat increases 10 to 20 times more per minute once a cigarette is inhaled, causing extra unnecessary stress on the heart (Martin 2014). Another crucial predisposing facto that could have contributed to Mrs. Smith condition is the high levels of stress she is enduring. Mrs. Smith stated that her boss is putting her under a great amount of stress. Unmanaged stress can influence many negative traits towards the body. For example, unmanaged stress can lead to unhealthy levels of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Many studies suggest that stress alters the blood texture and may cause blood clots, and increases the risk of heart attack (MedNet 2014). M.D. Fogoros states that chronic emotional stress can cause atherosclerosis via inflammation of the blood vessels, which in turn can lead to coronary artery disease (Fogoros 2011). Mrs. Smith’s family history also serves as a predisposing factor