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TUR G Godbless Okyere – Wo… File Edit View Insert Format Tools Add 47 100 – Normal text Arial Worksheet 86 Case Study Directions: Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition covered in this chapter. Read the case study and answer the questions below. Some questions will ask for information not included within this chapter. Use your text, a medical dictionary, or any other reference material you choose to answer these questions, A2 year old boy is being seen by a hematologist. The child’s symptoms include the sudden onset of high fevers, epistaxis, petechiae, and ecchymosis after minor traumas. A CBC revealed erythropenia and thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis. The physician has ordered a bone marrow aspiration to confirm the suspected diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukemia If the diagnosis is positive, the child will be placed immediately on intensive chemotherapy The physician has informed the parents that treatment produces remission in 90% of children with ALL, especially those between the ages of 2 and 8 1. What pathological condition does the hematologist suspect? Look this condition up in a reference source and include a short description of it The Hematologist suspects the disease condition of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia(ALL) it is also called Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia is a type of cancer commonly seen in children between the 2. List and define each of the patient’s presenting symptoms in your own words. (Use a medical dictionary or other reference source for definitions of each term) 3. What is a CBC? Explain the results 4. What diagnostic test did the physician perform? Describe it in your own words oblem THE HUMAN TOUCH: CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE The following story and questions are designed to stimulate critical thinking through class discussion of as a brief essay response There are no right or wrong answers to these questions Randi Marchant, a 12-year old waitress, was vacuuming the family room when she felt that painful squeezing in her chest again. Third time today, but this one really hurt. She sar doumn to catch her breath and stubbed out the cigarette she had left smoldering in the half-filled ashtray by the couch Randi’s husband. Jimmy and stepdaughter Melonie had pestered her unnl she finally had taken time off work to see her doctor. Dr. Harris found that her blood pressure was 158/88-probably owing to the noon rush stress at work, she rationalized. At least her cholesterol test was only 30 points above average this time. It had been slowly coming down, even though she cheated on her dict. Another wave of pain tightened its icy fingers around her heart, and the pain moved up into both sides of her faw. Randi thought. “Probably just a little heartburn. Since the pain doesn’t radiate down my left arm, it couldn’t be my heart, could it?” “Don’t think about the pain,” she told herself. Think of something else. Melonie’s prom dress needs altering.” Randi fell to the floor clutching her chest, just as Melonie walked in. She saw her stepmother slumped on the floor and screamed, “Oh my God! Help, somebody, help? Suggested Discussion Topics 1. What information in the story indicates that Randi might be a candidate for heart disease? 2. Discuss why Randi thought this was not a heart attack 3. What can Melonie do immediately to try to save Randi’s life? 4. Assuming that Randi is having a heart attack, discuss why it is important that she receive appropriate ent quickly Medical terminology Mega-match for extra credit! date Name class 1. Cardio 2. Capillo 3. Phlebo 4. Hemat/o 5. Atria 6. Ventricle 7. Tricuspid valve 8. Mitral valve 9. S-A node 10. Pulmonary 11. Septum 12. Arterio 13. Myocardium 14. Coronary 15. Aorta 16. Vena Cava 17. Blood pressure 18. Reticulocyte 19. Macrophage 20. Rhesus 21. Thrombocyte 22. Plasma 23. CAD 24. Oxygen 25. Hematology 26. Angina 27. Ischemia 28. Myocardial infarction 29. Bradycardia 30. Tachycardia 31. Fibrillation 32. Hypertension 33. CHF 34. Aneurysm 35. Septicemia 36. Triglycerides 37. Thrombus 38. Leukemia 39. CABG 40. CPR A Artery B. Lack of oxygenated blood causes this C. Means crown too, vessels on heart D. Baby RBC E. Largest artery in the body F. Chest pain G. Entry chambers of heart H. Shaking, ineffective contractions 1. You are either positive or negative for this antigen J. Force against artery walls created by heart K. Heart L. High blood pressure M. Slow heart N. Every cell needs this all the time O. Weak place in vessel wall P. Blood Q. Triple lipid R. Heart attack S. Coronary artery disease T. Smallest blood vessels U. Door on the left side of heart V. Congestive heart failure W. Coronary artery bypass graft X. Wall separating chambers Y. Pathogens in the blood (poisoning Z. Door between the right side chambers AA. Eat dead cells BB. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CC Largest vein in the body DD. Heart muscle EE. Study of blood GG Means lung HH. Vein II. Blood clot J]. Platelet KK Blood cancer LL. Pacemaker of the heart MM. Fast heart NN. Liquid part of blood 00. Pumps of the heart Metro by T-Mobile 5:10 PM © 20% Godbless Okyere -… @ Worksheets Case Study Directions Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition covered in this chapter. Read the case study and answer the questions below. Some questions will ask for information not included within this chapter. Use your text a medical dictionary or any other reference material you choose to answer these questions A2-year-old boy is being seen by a hematologist. The child’s symptoms indude the sudden anset of high fevers, pistaxis, petechian, and ecchymoss after minor traumas. A CBC revealed erythropenia and thrombocytopenia and leukocyte The physician has ordered a bone manowspiration to come the spected lagros of acute lymphocytic leukemia, the diagnosis is positive, the child will be placed immediately on intensive chemotherapy The phytician has informed the parents that treatment produces remission in 90% of children with ALL. especially those between the ages of 2 and 8. 1. Whatpathological condition does the hematologist suspect? Look this condition up na reference source and include a short description of it The Hematologist spects the dire condition of Acute Lymphocytic LAL), led Aode Lymptomai ype of cancer commonly been the… 2 List and define each of the patient’s presenting symptoms in your own words. Use a medical dictionary or other reference source for definitions of each term.) 3. What is a CBC? Expian e results 4. What Gagnostic test did the physician pertom Describe in your own words if the suspected diagnosis is correct use a medical dictionary or other reference source to explain the treatment that will begin 6. Remission is not a term found in this text. Use a medical dictionary or other relerende sure to define this term