This discussion is for my Advanced Pathophysiology class for my Master’s Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner.
SCENARIO: The patient is a 22-year-old male who presents to the clinic for allergy immunotherapy “allergy shots”. The patient is administered the medication the injection and waits 30 minutes to leave the center. As the patient is leaving, he begins to complain of having difficulty swallowing, nausea, and feeling weak. His vitals are 100/76, HR 120, Resp 24, O2 sat 95%. The patient is now sitting in a tripod position on the table.
· The role genetics plays in the disease.
· Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described?
· The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.
· The cells that are involved in this process.
· How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response?