Question: (15 Points) Alika Is A 67-year-old Male Who Has Had Regular Physical Exams, Is A Non-smoker, And Who Has Been In Good Health For Most Of His Life. In Recent Years, He Has Been Experiencing Symptoms Of Heartburn, Nausea, And Indigestion After Eating Certain Foods. Alika Was Eventually Diagnosed With Having A Form Of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis (an Inflammation…

Question: (15 Points) Alika Is A 67-year-old Male Who Has Had Regular Physical Exams, Is A Non-smoker, And Who Has Been In Good Health For Most Of His Life. In Recent Years, He Has Been Experiencing Symptoms Of Heartburn, Nausea, And Indigestion After Eating Certain Foods. Alika Was Eventually Diagnosed With Having A Form Of Chronic Atrophic Gastritis (an Inflammation…

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Alika is a 67-year-old male who has had regular physicalexams, is a non-smoker, and who has been in good health for most ofhis life. In recent years, he has been experiencing symptoms ofheartburn, nausea, and indigestion after eating certain foods.Alika was eventually diagnosed with having a form of chronicatrophic gastritis (an inflammation of the stomachlining).

During Alika’s most recent visit to the doctor, hecomplained that he had become progressively more fatigued at theend of his workday. Difficult tasks would take an enormous amountof effort to complete, while simple tasks would make him dizzy andshort of breath. In obtaining Alika’s vital signs, his doctor notedthat Alika’s was experiencing hypertension and mildtachycardia.

His doctor ordered a complete blood count (CBC). Theresults from this test measurements are providedbelow.

Measurement

Result

Reference (Expected) Range

WBC count

12.1

4.8 – 10.8/µl (x1000)

Neutrophils

8.5

1.1 – 8.3/µl (x1000)

Basophils

1100

0 – 200/µl

RBC count

2.6

4.7 – 6.1 million /µl

Hemoglobin

10.6

13 – 18 g/dl

Hematocrit

31.6

42 – 52 %

Platelets

232

150 – 400/µl

WBC = White Blood Cell; RBC = Red BloodCell

  1. Review the measurement values in the CBC.

    1. For each abnormal value, describe what physiologicaleffect it might have on the patient. Connect each of yourdescriptions to one or more of the symptoms (what Alika is feeling)Alika has been experiencing.

  1. Doctors have also determined that Alika is anemic.Describe this condition. What are the primary pieces of evidencefrom the CBC that point to this diagnosis?

  1. Alika’s ECG trace is what showed the condition known astachycardia. Describe this condition. Draw a normal ECG trace anddraw an ECG trace that might show tachycardia. Compare and contrastthe two ECGs – write what is similar and what is different and howthose differences demonstrate tachycardia.

  1. Alika’s vital sign measures also indicate hypertension.Referencing anatomical terminology of normal hypertension, and thedeviation from normal physiology that the condition represents,describe this condition and the dangers associated withit.

  1. What is atherosclerosis?. Explain why people withatherosclerosis may have hypertension.