Case study #4 **Understanding Post-Surgical Conditions and Their Impact****1. How does this condition explain his 3 post-surgical symptoms?**The symptoms can be explained by the fact that when the calcium channel is opened, it alters activity in the heart, causing tachycardia. Calcium also increases heart rate, which can elevate body temperature. Additionally, calcium can cause muscle contraction, leading to muscle hardness.**2. Why did the condition present now? Why not earlier in life?**The condition manifested after a recent event or treatment affected him immediately. This could be due to a surgical procedure followed by medication, which resulted in side effects.---**Case Study #4***Jeremy, a 30-year-old male, was shopping at a gas station and decided to grab sushi for dinner. The puffer fish roll appeared the least questionable, so he began eating it in the car on the way home. Ten minutes later, as he was walking to his front door, he fell down dead. Autopsy revealed that the sushi Jeremy consumed was poorly prepared (shocking) and contained tetrodotoxin – the toxin of the puffer fish.***1. How did this toxin SPECIFICALLY cause Jeremy’s death?****2. Is eating gas station sushi a good idea?**---**Case Study #5***Beth, a young waitress, was working her nightly shift at Denny’s when a rowdy teenager tripped her while she was carrying a plate of pancakes to a hungry table. She fell and broke the distal portion of her radius of her left arm. Six months after the injury she is still unable to grasp with her left arm and experiences wrist drop. It was determined that the fracture sent a splinter of bone out that severed her radial nerve.*

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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...

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