Save Mark Case Study
Given the conditions, what should Henry do to try to save Mark? What has caused Mark’s weakness, nausea, disorientation, headache, and low blood pressure? Why isn’t he sweating?
Henry should try to keep mark cool by taking off extra clothing or placing mark in a shaded area. What caused mark symptoms was being in a temperture of 104 f. and it proceeded into a heat stroke, with a heat stroke you’ll experince fagtiue, nausea, headaches, disorientation, headaches and low blood pressure.
Mark is experincing dehydration within his entire body, The water in his body is very limited to the point of him not being able to release sweat and cool his body off.
Why didn’t the paramedic give Mark distilled water rather than an electrolyte/glucose …show more content…
IF the paramedic would of gave the distill water to mark his cells would of rupture because his ratio would be unequaled
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 disorientated because his blood pressure dropped too low. The reason for that is dehydration, When you become dehydrated there is not enough blood pumping to the brain. To test my idea I would gather people with unsimilar blood pressure and test their mental competency.
What should Mark be concerned with regarding these moles? He talked to dermatologist Dr. Charles Culp about the moles. What tests might Dr. Culp conduct after removing the moles?
Mark should be concerned to if those moles are cancerous or not. Dr. Culp can run tests to check for some type of skin cancer and remove the …show more content…
It is also used as protection against the sun.
2.Assuming that Mark lost around 4 liters of water, what percentage of his body water did he lose? Would you expect his urinary volume to decrease or increase during his trek? Please explain your answer.
Mark lost 9% of his body water. His urinary volume will decrease because he has lost so much fluids already.
3.Why was Mark’s blood pressure so low? Would his pulse rate decrease or increase? Please explain. Why was Mark dizzy and disoriented?
Mark blood pressure was low because he was dehydrated. His pulse rate would increased because Since he was not hydrated his body would have to work harder.
He was dizzy and disoriented because he was having a heat stroke.
4.Assume that Mark had an unopened six-pack of beer in his car. Would it have been a good idea for Mark to bring the beer along in case he got thirsty? Why or why not?
It would of been a bad idea to drink beer because there is chemical inside our body called ADH which regulates the amount of urine that we excrete, so Alcohol works the opposite way around, it stops this ADH from working. Or at least, it prevents our body from producing enough ADH and forces our kidneys to expel much more water than it would normally do. So it would of caused mark to lose even more fluids rather than hydrating
Henry should try to keep mark cool by taking off extra clothing or placing mark in a shaded area. What caused mark symptoms was being in a temperture of 104 f. and it proceeded into a heat stroke, with a heat stroke you’ll experince fagtiue, nausea, headaches, disorientation, headaches and low blood pressure.
Mark is experincing dehydration within his entire body, The water in his body is very limited to the point of him not being able to release sweat and cool his body off.
Why didn’t the paramedic give Mark distilled water rather than an electrolyte/glucose …show more content…
IF the paramedic would of gave the distill water to mark his cells would of rupture because his ratio would be unequaled
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 disorientated because his blood pressure dropped too low. The reason for that is dehydration, When you become dehydrated there is not enough blood pumping to the brain. To test my idea I would gather people with unsimilar blood pressure and test their mental competency.
What should Mark be concerned with regarding these moles? He talked to dermatologist Dr. Charles Culp about the moles. What tests might Dr. Culp conduct after removing the moles?
Mark should be concerned to if those moles are cancerous or not. Dr. Culp can run tests to check for some type of skin cancer and remove the …show more content…
It is also used as protection against the sun.
2.Assuming that Mark lost around 4 liters of water, what percentage of his body water did he lose? Would you expect his urinary volume to decrease or increase during his trek? Please explain your answer.
Mark lost 9% of his body water. His urinary volume will decrease because he has lost so much fluids already.
3.Why was Mark’s blood pressure so low? Would his pulse rate decrease or increase? Please explain. Why was Mark dizzy and disoriented?
Mark blood pressure was low because he was dehydrated. His pulse rate would increased because Since he was not hydrated his body would have to work harder.
He was dizzy and disoriented because he was having a heat stroke.
4.Assume that Mark had an unopened six-pack of beer in his car. Would it have been a good idea for Mark to bring the beer along in case he got thirsty? Why or why not?
It would of been a bad idea to drink beer because there is chemical inside our body called ADH which regulates the amount of urine that we excrete, so Alcohol works the opposite way around, it stops this ADH from working. Or at least, it prevents our body from producing enough ADH and forces our kidneys to expel much more water than it would normally do. So it would of caused mark to lose even more fluids rather than hydrating