Case Study - Skeletal System Patients: Lucy (age 67) and Laura (age 2.5) Patient History Lucy, a 67-year-old white female, was brought into the hospital with her granddaughter. They were in a car accident with driver side impact. Lucy states she hit the steering wheel. Lucy has been in relatively good health, walks every day, and does not smoke. She is not on any daily medications. There were a few lacerations on her head, but otherwise there does not seem to be any head trauma. Heart and lung sounds present as normal. She is complaining of pain in her chest and left arm. She is being taken to radiology for x-rays. Radiology Report: X-rays of Lucy’s chest and arm are below. Lucy has a bone density T-score of -3.3 (Normal value greater than -1). chest and arm photo Laura, a 2.5-year-old white female, was brought to the hospital with her grandmother. She was in a front facing car seat behind the driver seat when they were T-boned. Laura is known to be in good health, but her grandmother stated that she often complains of pain in her arms. Laura is not on any daily medications. She has a few lacerations, but no obvious trauma. Heart and lung sounds present as normal. She is complaining of pain in both arms and of pain in her left leg. She is being taken to radiology for x-rays. Radiology Report: Laura’s x-rays for her left arm, right arm, and leg are below. Questions -Examine the different X-rays from Lucy and Laura and tell me what you can figure out about them (100 word minimum), address the following in your post about each patient: -What bones were broken? What type of break occurred? Also answer at least two of the following questions: 1)Are all of the breaks new or are any old? How do you know? 2)What will the bone healing process be like? 3)What does Lucy’s T-score tell us about her skeletal system? 4)How are Lucy’s bones different than regular bones?

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

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Case Study - Skeletal System Patients: Lucy (age 67) and Laura (age 2.5) Patient History Lucy, a 67-year-old white female, was brought into the hospital with her granddaughter. They were in a car accident with driver side impact. Lucy states she hit the steering wheel. Lucy has been in relatively good health, walks every day, and does not smoke. She is not on any daily medications. There were a few lacerations on her head, but otherwise there does not seem to be any head trauma. Heart and lung sounds present as normal. She is complaining of pain in her chest and left arm. She is being taken to radiology for x-rays. Radiology Report: X-rays of Lucy’s chest and arm are below. Lucy has a bone density T-score of -3.3 (Normal value greater than -1). *chest and arm photo* Laura, a 2.5-year-old white female, was brought to the hospital with her grandmother. She was in a front facing car seat behind the driver seat when they were T-boned. Laura is known to be in good health, but her grandmother stated that she often complains of pain in her arms. Laura is not on any daily medications. She has a few lacerations, but no obvious trauma. Heart and lung sounds present as normal. She is complaining of pain in both arms and of pain in her left leg. She is being taken to radiology for x-rays. Radiology Report: Laura’s x-rays for her left arm, right arm, and leg are below. Questions -Examine the different X-rays from Lucy and Laura and tell me what you can figure out about them (100 word minimum), address the following in your post about each patient: -What bones were broken? What type of break occurred? Also answer at least two of the following questions: 1)Are all of the breaks new or are any old? How do you know? 2)What will the bone healing process be like? 3)What does Lucy’s T-score tell us about her skeletal system? 4)How are Lucy’s bones different than regular bones?