Shandra is a 38-year-old Dentist Aide, who recently suffers with numbness in her hands and tingling in her toes. To her knowledge she has no medical conditions and never bothered to check. Six-months ago, she noticed that her vision is a bit blurred, sometimes she may have floating clouds in her vision that are not actually there which usually clear on its own. Shandra is five feet four inches and weighs 170 lbs, medium-frame built but an apple-shaped body-type. She is not physically active and seldom cooks during the working-week. Last Tuesday Shandra visited the doctor, she was ordered to return in two days to complete and OGT and a glycated haemoglobin test (GHT). Questions to be answered (i) Summarize the OGT and GHT process and discuss the physiological expectations of these test? (ii) What is the illness/disease that the doctor is trying to rule out? Be sure to classify and give physiological explanations. (iii) What are Shandra’s modifiable risk factors?
Shandra is a 38-year-old Dentist Aide, who recently suffers with numbness in her hands and tingling in her toes. To her knowledge she has no medical conditions and never bothered to check. Six-months ago, she noticed that her vision is a bit blurred, sometimes she may have floating clouds in her vision that are not actually there which usually clear on its own. Shandra is five feet four inches and weighs 170 lbs, medium-frame built but an apple-shaped body-type. She is not physically active and seldom cooks during the working-week. Last Tuesday Shandra visited the doctor, she was ordered to return in two days to complete and OGT and a glycated haemoglobin test (GHT).
Questions to be answered
(i) Summarize the OGT and GHT process and discuss the physiological expectations of these test?
(ii) What is the illness/disease that the doctor is trying to rule out? Be sure to classify and give physiological explanations.
(iii) What are Shandra’s modifiable risk factors?
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