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Given the conditions, what should Henry do to try to save Mark? He must decide very quickly. Mark has very little time left and may not survive the trip by helicopter to the hospital. Gather into your groups and use your textbooks as resources to gather for information about what Henry should do.

Henry should administer an I.V. to replace the nutrients that mark has lost while wondering around the desert in the hot sun.

What has caused Mark’s weakness, nausea, disorientation, headache, and low?

blood pressure?

Marks symptoms were caused by a Heat stroke.

Why isn’t he sweating?

Mark is not sweating because he is dehydrated, being out in the heat of the desert has “dried him out.”

Part 2

Why didn’t the paramedic give Mark distilled water rather than an electrolyte/glucose solution?

Henry did not give Mark distilled water because, “burn patients need thousands of extra calories daily to replace lost proteins and allow tissue repair.” No one can intake that many calories, so “burn patients are given supplementary nutrients through gastric tubes and IV lines.”-Human Anatomy and Physiology Ninth Edition, Pearson. Chapter 5 page 165.

Why did Mark become disoriented? How would you test your ideas to see if you are right? What

does your group think based on the information in the text?

Mark became disoriented because he lost a lot of water when the environmental temperature rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

What should Mark be concerned with regarding these moles?

Mark should be concerned that these moles are an indication of skin cancer such as, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, or Melanoma.

He talked to dermatologist Dr. Charles Culp about the moles. What tests might Dr. Culp conduct after removing the moles? Dr. Charles Culp may run tests to determine if the moles are cancerous.

Final Set of Case Questions

1. Define the terms in the case study highlighted in boldface.

* Heat Stroke- Skin becomes hot and dry and, as the...