Chapter 2, Problem 8R

Write about a current event related to health or health care (make sure to provide a reference and be thorough in your response).

Choose a disorder or disease from the list below. Write a synopsis or story of the patient’s life in a certain time period leading up to the doctor’s visit. Note: this can highlight the events in the patient’s past and/or a brief look at a specific moment in the patient’s immediate past. Disorder or disease list: heat stroke or hypothermia brain injury gestational diabetes diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2) growth hormone deficiency Graves’ disease (hyperthyroidism) or hypothyroidism pituitary disruption (example: pituitary tumor) nerve damage diabetes insipidus