Question

Jackson, age 65, comes to the doctor's office complaining of a sharp pain in the right side of his chest. He says his chest hurts when he breathes deeply or coughs. This is a problem, he says, because he has been coughing a lot, has difficulty drawing breath. and feels a tightness in the center of his chest. What condition or conditions might the doctor suspect? What methods of diagnosis would the doctor use, and what specific signs would the doctor look for to pinpoint the cause? Susan finally visits her physician after feeling tired, dizzy, nauseous, and feverish for a long time. During her physical, the doctor draws whole blood to do a complete blood count and white cell differential. What information is contained in a complete blood count? How might this help in making a diagnosis? e . Sarah is a freshman high school student who is also holding down a 20-hour-a-week job. She drinks diet cola several times a day to keep her energized without adding calories, and she has given up all dairy products as part of her newly embraced vegan diet. At a routine checkup, her physician warned against excessive soda consumption and recommended that she add more sources of calcium to her diet. Why?

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Answer 1

1 One of the clinical manifestations of angina is chestpain ,usually in the substernal ,retrosternal,or epigastric areas.The pain is usually persistent and unlike any other pain ,it is usually described as a heaviness,pressure ,burning,constriction or crushing and tightness. it could occur either at rest ,asleep or awake.When epigastric pain is present ,the patient may relate it to indigestion and take antacids without relief.Older patient may experience a change in mental status ,shortness of breath,pulmonary edema,dizziness or dysrhythmia.if the pain does not relieve by rest,position change or nitrate administration .it is the hallmark of an MI.The doctor can diagnose the condition by looking into Ecg findings,testing serum cardiac markers and coronary angiography.

2 The components of a complete blood cell count are WBC,RBC,Hb,HCT,MCV,MCH,MCHC,platelet count and Red cell distribution width.

• RBC count helps in the evaluation of Anaemia.
• Hb-measurement of total amount of HGB in blood.
• Hematocrit- indirect measurement of RBC.
• WBC -Identifying immune response.
• Platelets- assess bleeding disorders,monitor course of disease or bone marrow failure.

3 The main reason is that people who consume high amount of soda ,develops osteoporosis in future.The main reason is that,they tend to avoid milk and milk products,other fruit juices with that of soda resulting in calcium depletion ,Calcium depletion result in fragility of bonesand such people tend to have fractures more easily.