Showing posts with label insulin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insulin. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Check your answers:-)

Case

A. Mr. Alvin Reynaldo a 40Yr. old restaurant manager,while checking on his employees suddenly fainted. The staff at the restaurant brought him to the hospital for medical assistance.

When Mr. Reynaldo recovered, the doctor took his medical history and found out that he had experienced polyphagia, polyuria and polydypsia previously.

1-5. What is the likely diagnosis of Mr. Reynaldo's condition ? Explain your answer.

Mr. Reynaldo had signs of diabetes mellitus. The cause of the loss of consciousness of the patient is probably because of the high levels of glucose in his bloodstream.. Polyphagia, polyuria and polydypsia are three of the major symptoms of diabetes.

6-10. What laboratory test will the clinician be requesting?Explain your answer.
Blood glucose analysis for the detection of the level of glucose in the blood of the patient.

11-17. Hormone/s is/are responsible for Mr. Reynaldo's disease.
Insulin and glucagon are the primary hormones responsible for the level of glucose in the blood.

18-20. What treatment can you suggest?
Proper diet and exercise. Proper intake of the medication given to the patient.


Sample Questions:
1-2. Hormone that can be secreted by the pancreas _ insulin ________ & __Glucagon_______

3. Pancreas can be seen in the?__ retroperitoneal__________

4. Found in the in endocrine that secretes insulin and glucagon_ Pancreatic islets_________

5. It works with common bile duct to empty the duodenum_Pancreatic duct

6. Part of exocrine that secretes digestive enzymes_ Acinar gland(acini)______________________

7. These enzymes digest protein that come from the stomach and pancreatic amylase for the digestion of carbohydrates from the oral cavity_ Proteolytic enzymes (_Trypsin, Chymotripsin,Carboxy peptidase)

8. Stimulates the pancreas for the production of rich solution, which in turn is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids from the duodenum__Cholecystokinin_______________

9. Alpha cells secrete glucagon
______________
10.Beta cells secrete insulin ______________

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Case analysis

A. Mr. Alvin Reynaldo a 40Yr. old restaurant manager,while checking on his employees suddenly fainted. The staff at the restaurant brought him to the hospital for medical assistance.

1-5. What is the likely diagnosis of Mr. Reynaldo's condition ? Explain your answer.

6-10. What laboratory test will the clinician be requesting?Explain your answer.

11-17. Hormone/s is/are responsible for Mr. Reynaldo's disease.


18-20. What treatment can you suggest?

Sample Questions:

1-2. Hormone that can be secreted by the pancreas .

3. Pancreas can be seen in the?

4. Found in the in endocrine that secretes insulin and glucagon.

5. It works with common bile duct to empty the duodenum.

6. Part of exocrine that secretes digestive enzymes

7. These enzymes digest protein that come from the stomach and oral cavity.

8. Stimulates the pancreas for the production of rich solution, which in turn is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids from the duodenum.

9. Alpha cells secrete this hormone.

10. Beta cells secrete this hormone.