Human Disease Lab The Muscular System

Human Disease Lab Series

Systems Affected Muscular Respiratory Cardiovascular Immune Special Senses Somatic Nervous Central Nervous Differential Diagnosis What varying specialties might be involved in this differential diagnostic process and why? Define your reasoning.The Muscular System

The Symptoms This muscular disease is characterized by weakness in the arms and legs, slurred speech, difficulty breathing, chewing and swallowing, diplopia and ptosis.It is a lifelong disease with the primary goal of managing the activity of the immune system.

Diagnosis

How would you diagnose this muscular disease?What clinical diagnostic aids would you utilize in this process and why?

Misdiagnosis With varying muscular diseases associated with the nervous system and immunity, what other disease processes might be considered prior to a formal diagnosis?

The Characteristics

Define the major characteristics associated with this muscular disease. Demonstrate at least three of these characteristics in a BioDigital Human model.

Insert BioDigital image of a model associated with a characteristic here . Referen(APA) the image in the resources page at the end of this document.Characteristic I:

Treatment What treatment (if any) would be utilized fo r this disease process? Why might thymus removal , plasmapheresis and intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) come into play ?

Insert BioDigital image of a model associated with a characteristic here.Characteristic II:

Insert BioDigital image of a model associated with a characteristic here.Characteristic III:

Precautions What precautions should healthcare workers implement when caring for individuals diagnosed with this muscle disease? Are there any lifestyle changes required? Quiz Me Use the Quiz Me feature within BioDigital to test your knowledge on the muscular system.Systemic Implications

As mentioned on page 1, this muscular disease can affect multiple human systems. List and describe a systemic implication for each of the systems listed above.

Autoimmune Mechanism This muscle disease is an autoimmune disorder. Describe autoimmunity, as well as this muscle disease autoimmune process.

Create a Disease Tour

Now fully equipped with extensive knowledge regarding this disease and its associated processes, use the BioDigitalCreate a Tour feature to tell a compelling medical story. You may use any and/or all information within this lab to tell this medical story and create your BioDigital tour.

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