Human Disease Lab Series The Integumentary System|Biology – Anatomy

Human Disease Lab Series The Integumentary System|Biology – Anatomy

Human Disease Lab Series

Systems Affected Integumentary Central Nervous Peripheral Nervous Autonomic Nervous Differential Diagnosis What varying specialties might be involved in this differential diagnostic process and why? Why is this disease confined to a dermatome?The Integumentary System

The signs
The integumentary disease is aviral infection associated with a previous diagnosis of chickenpox and presents with a painful rash confined to a dermatome.

Diagnosis
How would you diagnose thisintegumentary disease?What clinical diagnostic aids would you utilize in this process and why?

Misdiagnosis
In some cases, a tissue scraping or culture of the blisters may be analyzed in the laboratory. Why would this occur and what misdiagnoses would this avoid?

The Characteristics
Define the key characteristics associated with this integumentarydisease. Demonstrateat least three of these characteristics in a BioDigital Human model.

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Treatment This condition has no cure , however, treatment can be both palliative and effective. Describe treatment methods utilized and detail their pharmaceutical mechanism.

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Precautions Are there any lifestyle precautions that can be taken to help avoid this condition ? What are some of the risk factors associated with this disease? Quiz Me Use the Quiz Me feature within BioDigital to test your knowledge on the Integumentary System.Systemic Implications
As mentioned on page 1, this integumentarydisease can affect multiple human systems. List and describe a systemic implication for each of the systems listed above.

NeurologicalMechanism
The integumentary disease is caused by the neurological reactivation of a viral infection. Define this neurological process and explain how the dorsal root ganglion (peripheral nervous system) and the autonomic nervous system are involved.

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