Explain the diagnosis and treatment

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Assessment Details:

1. Choose a disorder or disease that is mentioned or described in the Homeostasis Unit or select one from the list below.
2. 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.

3. Provide mock lab tests (blood, urine, etc.) and state the results. Also, make reference to the normal range values. This should be researched and cited from reputable Internet sources.
4. Many case studies used to educate biology students provide questions to be answered by the student. Write a minimum of ten (10) questions that would be posed to a biology student to gain understanding of the disorder or disease. Be sure to base some of the questions on the details of the synopsis or story.
5. Provide detailed answers to these questions in sentence form (e.g. an answer key for the case study questions).
6. Explain the diagnosis and treatment that a medical practitioner might make.
7. Explain the underlying causes of the disorder or disease.
8. Provide the final list of references that you used.

Possible conditions:

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

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