Case Study 3 Solution

What did you conclude about the infant’s condition? Which level of body organization was creating the pathology? Which level of body organization was creating the pathology? What type of pathology did it appear to be? What type of pathology did it appear to be? Could the dehydration and vomiting have been due to cell transport problems? Could the dehydration and vomiting have been due to cell transport problems? Was the blue coloration and inactivity the result of metabolic errors? Was the blue coloration and inactivity the result of metabolic errors? Is it one disease or several? Is it one disease or several?

Revisit the symptoms Symptoms: dehydration dehydration diarrhea and vomiting diarrhea and vomiting slow growth slow growth weight loss weight loss blue tinge to skin blue tinge to skin inactive inactive lethargic lethargic low body temperature low body temperature

What is each symptom a result of, and what can it lead to? dehydration transport issues transport issues lack of reabsorption (nephrons) lack of reabsorption (nephrons) abnormal hydrolysis abnormal hydrolysis abnormal conditions for cells, blood, and organ systems abnormal conditions for cells, blood, and organ systems lack of ability to regulate body temperature lack of ability to regulate body temperature enzymes won’t function properly enzymes won’t function properly

What is each symptom a result of, and what can it lead to? diarrhea and vomiting loss of ions loss of ions

What is each symptom a result of, and what can it lead to? slow growth/weight loss errors in mitosis errors in mitosis possible dysplasia, dystrophy possible dysplasia, dystrophy

What is each symptom a result of, and what can it lead to? blue tinge to skin, inactive, and lethargic oxygen depletion oxygen depletion poor blood circulation poor blood circulation mitochondrial malfunction – abnormal cellular respiration mitochondrial malfunction – abnormal cellular respiration

What is each symptom a result of, and what can it lead to? low body temperature lack of water lack of water low metabolism low metabolism

So what is the condition?