Week 1 Discussion Scenario: A Mother Brings Her 6-Month-Old Daughter To The Hcp For Evaluation

Week 1 Discussion scenario: A mother brings her 6-month-old daughter to the HCP for evaluation of possible colic
The mother says the baby has had many episodes of crying after eating and, despite having a good appetite, is not gaining weight
The mother says the babys bellygets all swollen sometimes
The mother says the baby tastessalty when the mother kisses the baby
Further work up reveals a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
The mother relates that her 23-month-old son has had multiple episodes ofchest congestion and was hospitalized once for pneumonia
The mother wants to know what cystic fibrosis is and she also wants to know if she should have any more children
Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided
Include the following in your explanation: The role genetics plays in the disease
Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described
The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred
The cells that are involved in this process
How another characteristic (e
g
, gender, genetics) would change your response