Case Study Investigation #7 Imagine that you are at a friend’s backyard party wh

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Case Study Investigation #7 Imagine that you are at a friend’s backyard party when her uncle starts to stumble, and complain of dizziness and tiredness. It looks like he is having difficulty breathing. He mentions that he was spraying for insects in the front yard and may have breathed in too much spray. He sits and relaxes, but does not feel any better after 15 minutes. His blue complexion provides a good signal that you should take him to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, his muscles go from tense to limp. Now his breathing has become shallow, and his speech is slurred. The emergency room physician at the hospital finds out that your friend’s uncle had a busy day before the party. He was involved in cleaning algae out of the large pond behind the house before spraying the yard. He ate some old beef stew that was sitting in the refrigerator. The stew did not look or smell bad. Your friend is very concerned about her uncle and asks you to explain what the physicians are looking for as the cause of her uncle’s illness. You explain that the physicians must use a process of elimination to determine what caused her uncle’s problems. She asks you to tell her the possibilities. Determine the possible nervous system problems causing the illness.

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Mainly insecticides are organophosphates, Carbamates, Pyrethroids etc which kills the insects by attacking nervous system. These componds block neurotransmition channels and causes severe reversible neurotoxic effects.And more doses may also leads to death but in lesser conc. Only reverssible neurotoxic effect occur. Moreover beef eaten may also cause food poisoning due to fungal or bacterial growth.

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