Problem: Read the Case Studies and fill in your answers to the 5 questions. Submit this file to the assignment for this course.
1. Your patient is a known substance abuser who was found unresponsive on the floor. Following transport to the hospital, labwork was performed. You receive a call that her CPK level is >8000 (normal 5-25 u/ml). What could cause this and why does the CPK level go up so high? Need Assignment Help?
2. You receive a phone call from one of your clinic patients, age 72, who is requesting pain pills. While she was lifting groceries, she had a sudden severe pain in the "middle of her back". What might be the cause of the pain and what disease could cause this?
3. Your patient, a 68 year old man, had a routine complete metabolic panel performed at the clinic. The alkaline phosphatase and calcium levels are mildly elevated. Is this anything to be concerned about? Why?
4. You are seeing a 24 year old man who has pain and swelling in his wrist, and a low grade fever. He tells you that the family dog bit him about 2 weeks ago.