Healthcare: Confirm Physical Health Status

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Confirm Physical Health Status
Student Name
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1.
a.
Hypothermia refers to the condition of abnormally low body temperature below the
normal required for normal body operations. There are some factors that cause hypothermia in
the body of Mrs. Chan. These include exposure to cold conditions, impaired thermoregulation,
and substance abuse. Firstly, long exposure to cold temperature due to lack of assistance may
have cause Mrs. Chan to have hypothermia. Secondly, impaired thermoregulation may have
caused the hypothermia condition diagnosed in Mrs. Chan. Lastly, Mrs. Chan could have been
abusing substance that led to the loss of heat in her body or reduces heat production (Baroli,
2010).
b. Homeostasis
Homeostasis refers to the equilibrium maintenance of body conditions that result in the
stable that result from various processes. The three components of the homeostasis are receptors,
control center, and effectors. Firstly, the receptor component receives information on body
changes. Secondly, the control center offers the command that responds to information received.
Lastly, the effectors component responds to the changes through resisting or enhancing the
stimulus or changes in the body (Nilsson, 2010).
c. Changes in the body of Mrs. Chan
There are some changes that would occur in the Mrs. Chan body to restore body
temperature to a normal level. Firstly, her blood vessels constrict to reduce exposure leading to

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conservation of heat. Secondly, the sweat gland does not secrete fluid hence heat loss is
minimized. Thirdly, initiate shivering to generate the body heat that warms the body. Lastly,
more body fats are broken down to release heat that increases body temperature (Vytla &
Gebauer, 2017).
Question 2
a. Types of cellular adaptation
i. Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy refers to the increase in the size of the body organ due to cellular
enlargement of the cell component of that organ.
ii. Hyperplasia
Hyperplasia is the continuous enlargement of body organ caused by cancerous cell
reproduction in the body.
iii. Metaplasia
Metaplasia refers to the abnormal changes in the nature of body tissues due to changes of
differentiated cells to a different cell type.
iv. Dysplasia
Dysplasia refers to the state where the body contains abnormal cell type caused by
changes in the body.

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b. Atrophy
Atrophy is the physiological process through which the body reabsorbs and breakdown
body tissues resulting from cell death and body wasting away.
c. Surgical insult
Surgical insult is the stress responses of the body that is induced as a result of surgical
procedures done on the body. Surgical insult it the body responses to physical trauma that occurs
within the body due to surgery.
Question 3
a. Professions within a multidisciplinary team
i. Surgeon
ii. Nurses
iii. Laboratory technologists
iv. Pathologist
v. Pharmacists
vi. Clinicians
b.