Assignment
A 28-year-old male presents with opioid dependency. He is not in treatment at the present time and is exhibiting severe withdrawal symptoms.
• Compare and contrast the efferent and afferent nerve pathways.
• What is nociception?
• What is somatogenic pain?
• What is hyperalgesia?
• How does Naloxone work?
A 55-year-old male presents after a fall in his backyard. His primary diagnosis is a 12 year battle with Parkinson's Disease.
• How does Bradykinesia manifest?
• What causes postural instability in this patient?
• Compare and contrast pyramidal vs. extrapyramidal.
• Compare and contrast myelinated and unmyelinated fibers.
A 20-year-old female presents with severe migraines. She has been treated for the last two years.
• What is the pathophysiology involved with the prodrome associated with migraines?
• Compare and contrast tension headache and cluster headache. Use patho principles.
• What is the pathophysiologic difference between migraine headache and tension headache?
A 35-year-old female presents with complications of Huntington's Disease.
• What role does ACTH hormone play in this disease?
• What is cytosine-atenine-guanine repeat? How does this pertain to Huntinton's disease?
• How do chromatids and centromere apply to this patient?
• What is a Punnett Square?
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