Health and Homeostasis

Running head: HEALTH AND HOMEOSTASIS
Health and Homeostasis
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1HEALTH AND HOMEOSTASIS
1.
Colle’s fracture is the fracture suffered in the distal forearm of the person, leading to
backward bending of the broken end of the radius of the arm. Such fractures are due to a fall on
an outstretched hand where the pronated forearm is in dorsiflexion position. The symptoms of
the condition include pain, numbness and inability move the arm (Jantzen et al. 2016). The
patient exhibited these signs in the present scenario. It was noted that she had tripped fell
forward on outstretched arms.
2.
The bones, the muscular system, the nervous system and the vascular system are the parts
involved in the homeostatic disturbance. The part of the bone that has suffered the fracture is
likely to be affected by the disturbance in homeostasis. Subsequent necrosis of the tissues and
nerves in the vicinity are common. In addition, there is poor blood supply as a result of the
condition, impairing supply of flow of blood. In the present case the patient is found to suffer
from swelling in the forearm and hand with limited flexion in the elbow and wrist. Swelling in
the area where the fracture has occurred, is denoted by an abnormal enlargement in the body
part. Numbness and paresthesia were also noteworthy (Rizzo 2015).
3.
Acute compartment syndrome is a complication caused in patients suffering Colle’s
fracture. Though the complication is rare, a high index of suspicion is noted as a result of adverse
disturbances in the homeostasis. Compartment syndrome is the condition in which the pressure is
increased within a particular compartment of the body leading to poor supply of blood to the
tissues lying within the space. The syndrome is caused when there is an excess pressure built up