Case: Mrs Bologna is a 55 year old female with a PMH of HTN, hypothyroidism, hx of Breast cancer s/p lumpectomy in 1999, had radiation, no chemo, that presents to your office for a follow up. Pt has no complaints but wants to make sure she is “doing everything to stay healthy”. Review her history and performs a thorough physical. You review her CBC, CMP, lipid panel, all unactionable. (note: your 24 diet recall noted a lot of pepperoni, processed foods, candy, and 4 bourbons a day) Questions about Stress and the Body Pathophysiology Explain the pathophysiology of how stress affects the body in medical terms like you are teaching your fellow colleagues (scholarly reference) at least two well-formed paragraphs. How does stress affect the body? Your Answer in non-medical terms (1-2 well formed paragraphs) like you are talking to the patient Questions about Extrinsic Cancer Risk She likes to eat a lot of processed foods and drinks 4 bourbon’s a day Explain the pathophysiology of how processed foods can be a detriment to the body in medical terms like you are talking to your colleagues Explain to the patient (non medical terms) how processed foods can hurt the body and increase the risk of disease. Explain the pathophysiology of how the risky alcohol use can be a detriment to the body in medical terms like you are talking to your colleagues (scholarly resource) Explain to the patient (non-medical terms) how the 4 bourbons a day can hurt the body and increase the risk of disease.
