Tag: ALTERED PHYSIOLOGY
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EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK THE PATIENT PRESENTED THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED.
ALTERED PHYSIOLOGY CASE STUDY: A 65-YEAR-OLD OBESE AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE PATIENT PRESENTS TO HIS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WITH CRAMPY LEFT LOWER QUADRANT PAIN, CONSTIPATION, AND FEVERS TO 101. F. HE HAS HAD MULTIPLE EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS AND THEY ALWAYS RESPONDED TO BOWEL REST AND ORAL ANTIBIOTICS. HE HAS REFUSED…