2) Laura felt sick at a party last night after taking 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), otherwise known as “ecstasy”. Despite drinking a lot of water, when she came home and went to sleep, she could not wake up the following morning. Out of concern, her friends brought her to a local hospital for evaluation. The ER doctor ordered a series of blood tests. The results are in the table. a. Write down some of your observations about Laura’s test results. b. MDMA may act as an anti-diuretic. Could this explain Laura’s test results? Why or why not? c. Why is Laura’s condition dangerous to her cells? d. Describe one way you could treat Laura’s condition.

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2) Laura felt sick at a party last night after taking 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), otherwise known as “ecstasy”. Despite drinking a lot of water, when she came home and went to sleep, she could not wake up the following morning. Out of concern, her friends brought her to a local hospital for evaluation. The ER doctor ordered a series of blood tests. The results are in the table. a. Write down some of your observations about Laura’s test results. b. MDMA may act as an anti-diuretic. Could this explain Laura’s test results? Why or why not? c. Why is Laura’s condition dangerous to her cells? d. Describe one way you could treat Laura’s condition.
Item and
Normal
Laura
Measure
Heart Rate
60-100
90
(beats/min)
Blood Pressure
90/50 – 135/87
-
(mm Hg)
140/90
Temperature
98.6
100.2
(°F)
Glucose
60-109
72
(mg/dl)
Sodium-Na+
135-146
115
(mM/L)
Potassium-K+
3.5-5.5
2.9
(mM/L)
Chloride-Cl-
95-109
88
(mM/L)
O2 (mm Hg)
CO2 (mM/L)
80-100
93
22-32
24
Transcribed Image Text:Item and Normal Laura Measure Heart Rate 60-100 90 (beats/min) Blood Pressure 90/50 – 135/87 - (mm Hg) 140/90 Temperature 98.6 100.2 (°F) Glucose 60-109 72 (mg/dl) Sodium-Na+ 135-146 115 (mM/L) Potassium-K+ 3.5-5.5 2.9 (mM/L) Chloride-Cl- 95-109 88 (mM/L) O2 (mm Hg) CO2 (mM/L) 80-100 93 22-32 24
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