NURS6501_WK2 Assign

Evaluate cellular processes and alterations within cellular processesAnalyze alterations in the immune system that result in disease processesIdentify racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioningEvaluate the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and altered physiologyAssignmentDevelop a 1- to 2-page case study analysis in which you:Explain why you think the patient presented the symptoms described.Identify the genes that may be associated with the development of the disease.Explain the process of immunosuppression and the effect it has on body systems.Scenario 4: A 65-year-old obese African American male patient presents to his HCP with crampy left lower quadrant pain, constipation, and fevers to 101˚ F. He has had multiple episodes like this one over the past 15 years and they always responded to bowel rest and oral antibiotics. He has refused to have the recommended colonoscopy even with his history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (diverticulitis), sedentary lifestyle, and diet lacking in fiber. His paternal grandfather died of colon cancer back in the 1950s as well. He finally underwent colonoscopy after his acute diverticulitis resolved. Colonoscopy revealed multiple polyps that were retrieved, and the pathology was positive for adenocarcinoma of the colon.

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