Disorders of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Disorders of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Select one of the case studies below for your assignment. In your discussion, be sure to evaluate the presence and effects of alterations in the homeostatic state secondary to gender, genetic, ethnic, and temporal variables.
Case Study Assignment Requirements
1. Make sure all of the topics in the case study have been addressed.
2. Cite at least three references in your case study paper; this may include peer-reviewed journal articles, textbooks, or evidence-based practice websites to support the content.
3. All reference sources must be within 5 years.
4. Do not use sources such as Wikipedia or UpToDate as a reference.
5. Assignments must have at least four full pages of analytic content, double-spaced (the cover and reference pages do not count in the page count, but must be included with the assignment), and follow APA 7th edition format.
Case Study 1: Disorders of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Amanda is an 18-year-old with anorexia nervosa. She was recently admitted to an eating disorders clinic with a BMI of 13.9, and although she was a voluntary patient, she was reluctant about the treatment. She was convinced that she was overweight because her clothes felt tight on her. She complained that even her hands and feet “were fat.” One of her nurses explained that a protein in her blood was low. The nurse further explained that, as difficult as it may be to believe, eating a normal healthy diet would make the “fat hands and feet” go away.
1. What protein do you suspect the nurse was referring to? How would a deficiency in this protein contribute to edema?
2. What is the difference between the physiology of pitting and nonpitting edema?
3. Because of her weakened condition, Amanda was moved around the ward in a wheelchair when she was not on bed rest. How does this affect her edematous tissues?
