Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan
Case Study: Topic Case Study Posting Requirements- Make sure all of the topics in the case study have been addressed.
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- What factors are present in Mario’s history that predispose him to erectile dysfunction?
- What condition would you suspect if Mario had a blood test indicating elevated LH and decreased testosterone levels? What effect do low testosterone levels have on the reproductive organs of the male?
- How do the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems generate erection, emission, and ejaculation?
- How does BPH contribute to the signs and symptoms of bladder dysfunction, and how was Darius prone to developing a urinary tract infection?
- What are the static and dynamic components of BPH? Why are α1-adrenergic receptor blockers sometimes used to treat prostatic hyperplasia?>Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan
- How does the prostate feel during a digital rectal exam with benign prostatic hyperplasia, acute bacterial prostatitis, and prostate cancer?
- Why does the patient with prostate cancer present with symptoms later in the disease?
- Using the data collected by the Women’s Health Initiative and the Nurses’ Health Study, why are some women at an increased risk for CHD and others are at a decreased risk when hormone therapy is prescribed?
- Why are alternative methods like red clover and some plant oils being promoted for the menopausal woman? What are the changes that occur in a woman’s reproductive organs when estrogen levels decline?
- How does estrogen affect bone growth during puberty? Why are postmenopausal women at risk for osteoporosis?
- Why is cervical cancer considered a sexually transmitted disease?
- Explain what the Pap smear entails and why it is an effective tool in the detection of cervical cancer. What does Tracie’s result mean?
- What is the transformation zone, and why is it vulnerable to the development of cervical cancer?
- What is the LEEP procedure, and why is it useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical dysplasia?
