Reference no: EM133868485
Assignment:
A two year old child is brought into the fracture clinic with a fracture of the right radius and ulna. Other older fractures have also been observed. The mother claims she had numerous fractures due to horse riding as a teenager. On examination her sclerae are blue and teeth enamel is poor.
1. When analyzing this case state and discuss what are your key learning points?
2. Discuss what place the patients might visit so as to get help.
3. What are the key red flags of this case?
4. What are the causes of multiple fractures of different ages?
5. What conditions can cause blue sclera?
6. What makes the sclera blue?
7. Is the poor enamel linked to the other signs?
8. How is this condition inherited?
9. What tests could help make a diagnosis?
10. What hospital acquired disease is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond to the antibiotics that are most commonly effective against staph infections?
11. What biomedical therapy focuses on unspecialized human cells that are capable of renewing themselves through cell division?