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Robert's Mom was awakened in the middle of the night by his coughing. When she goes to his room to check him, she notices that he is "burning up" despite his shivering and ibuprofen at bedtime. He has been suffering from an upper respiratory infection for about 8 days. When he saw the Pediatrician last week, he was diagnosed with a viral infection and his Mom was advised to give symptomatic treatment. His symptoms had clearly progressed. He was now cughing up copious amounts of yellow phlegm and his temperature would not go down. His mom took him to the ER where he was quickly triaged and seen. Dr. Coleman saw him and prescribed antibiotics and the continued use of Ibuprofen and acetaminophen. His fever eventually came down and he was discharged home. 1. We were not told an exact number but we assume that Robert's temperature is quite high. Why is it dangerous for him to have a temperature that is high for too long? What happens at the cellular/molecular level? 2. What is a compensatory mechanism that the body uses to combat the increase in temperature under normal circumstances? What type of feedback mechanism is this? Do you think that Robert's body will react by using this same mechanism? 3. What do you think may have happened between the time that Robert saw the Pediatrician and the time that he saw the ER physician that caused the progression of his symptoms?

Robert's Mom was awakened in the middle of the night by his coughing. When she goes to his room to check him, she notices that he is "burning up" despite his shivering and ibuprofen at bedtime. He has been suffering from an upper respiratory infection for about 8 days. When he saw the Pediatrician last week, he was diagnosed with a viral infection and his Mom was advised to give symptomatic treatment. His symptoms had clearly progressed. He was now cughing up copious amounts of yellow phlegm and his temperature would not go down. His mom took him to the ER where he was quickly triaged and seen. Dr. Coleman saw him and prescribed antibiotics and the continued use of Ibuprofen and acetaminophen. His fever eventually came down and he was discharged home. 1. We were not told an exact number but we assume that Robert's temperature is quite high. Why is it dangerous for him to have a temperature that is high for too long? What happens at the cellular/molecular level? 2. What is a compensatory mechanism that the body uses to combat the increase in temperature under normal circumstances? What type of feedback mechanism is this? Do you think that Robert's body will react by using this same mechanism? 3. What do you think may have happened between the time that Robert saw the Pediatrician and the time that he saw the ER physician that caused the progression of his symptoms?

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Calibri 14 BIU A - Robert's Mom was awakened in the middle of the night by his coughing. When she goes to his room to check him, she notices that he is "burning up" despite his shivering and ibuprofen at bedtime. He has been suffering from an upper respiratory infection for about 8 days. When he saw the Pediatrician last week, he was diagnosed with a viral infection and his Mom was advised to give symptomatic treatment. His symptoms had clearly progressed. He was now cughing up copious amounts of yellow phlegm and his temperature would not go down. His mom took him to the ER where he was quickly triaged and seen. Dr. Coleman saw him and prescribed antibiotics and the continued use of Ibuprofen and acetaminophen. His fever eventually came down and he was discharged home. 1. We were not told an exact number but we assume that Robert's temperature is quite high. Why is it dangerous for him to have a temperature that is high for too long? What happens at the cellular/molecular level? 2. What is a compensatory mechanism that the body uses to combat the increase in temperature under normal circumstances? What type of feedback mechanism is this? Do you think that Robert's body will react by using this same mechanism? 3. What do you think may have happened between the time that Robert saw the Pediatrician and the time that he saw the ER physician that caused the progression of his symptoms? hp
Transcribed Image Text:Calibri 14 BIU A - Robert's Mom was awakened in the middle of the night by his coughing. When she goes to his room to check him, she notices that he is "burning up" despite his shivering and ibuprofen at bedtime. He has been suffering from an upper respiratory infection for about 8 days. When he saw the Pediatrician last week, he was diagnosed with a viral infection and his Mom was advised to give symptomatic treatment. His symptoms had clearly progressed. He was now cughing up copious amounts of yellow phlegm and his temperature would not go down. His mom took him to the ER where he was quickly triaged and seen. Dr. Coleman saw him and prescribed antibiotics and the continued use of Ibuprofen and acetaminophen. His fever eventually came down and he was discharged home. 1. We were not told an exact number but we assume that Robert's temperature is quite high. Why is it dangerous for him to have a temperature that is high for too long? What happens at the cellular/molecular level? 2. What is a compensatory mechanism that the body uses to combat the increase in temperature under normal circumstances? What type of feedback mechanism is this? Do you think that Robert's body will react by using this same mechanism? 3. What do you think may have happened between the time that Robert saw the Pediatrician and the time that he saw the ER physician that caused the progression of his symptoms? hp
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