Imagine your friend George embarks on his first 5K run on a warm day. After appr

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Imagine your friend George embarks on his first 5K run on a warm day. After approximately 40 minutes, he becomes dizzy, then stumbles and falls. When emergency personnel arrive on the scene, they find him weak but awake. He complains of muscle pain in his limbs and dizziness. He mentions that before leaving his home, he ate a piece of toast and a large cup of coffee. He has not consumed any other foods or beverages since leaving his home.

In your main response, please address the following questions:

What could be happening to George?

How should he be treated?

Based on what you

Explanation / Answer

A)

According to your data, George had only a piece of toast and a large cup of coffee. A small piece of bread and coffee would not provide energy, which is sufficient for his first 5K run. Hence, his blood glucose levels and liver glucose reserves would have dropped drastically and his muscles were accumulated with lactic acid. Accumulation of the lactic acid results in the generation of muscle pain in his limbs. The probable cause dizziness is the loss of fluids through perspiration.

B)

His primary treatment should be administration of oral fluids like electrolytes and glucose. Gorge, could have to take proper breakfast before his marathon. The factors contributing to George's symptoms are, lowering of blood glucose and body fluids.   

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