Answer:
Matt- Public Health Officer
Rose- Veterinary Researcher
Georgia- Food Safetey Officer
Kane- Veterinary Professor
Answer: The next most appropriate step would be a LUMBAR PUNCTURE.
Explanation:
A LUMBAR PUNCTURE is a medical procedure that is usually carried out by a trained health personnel. It is a procedure that is carried out in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to access and obtain the cerebrospinal fluid which is used for further diagnosis of an underlying disease or illness.
A LUMBAR PUNCTURE is often adviced when the symptoms of a disease is related to the central nervous system. From the symptoms observed from the 19-year-old woman at the emergency department which includes:
--> generalized headache which is increasing in intensity,
--> blurred vision,
--> intermittent diplopia,
--> vague dizziness.
--> bilateral papilledema and
--> normal MRI of the brain.
Since the MRI of the brain is normal, the most appropriate step to be taken by the health care provider is a lumbar puncture which enables a direct access to the cerebrospinal fluid. This would help to rule out an elevated intracranial pressure which may be the cause of the generalized headache which is increasing in intensity.
The Digestive System consists of the Alimentary Canal and various other organs whose primary function is to support the Digestive System.
The Alimentary Canal, is a long tube about 10 meters long which starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. This tube consists of multiple sections which each have their own specific functions to perform in the process of digestion. The sections of the Alimentary Canal in the order in which they process food are
the function of the lingual papillae are
The alimentary tract serves primarily to convert food into absorbable particles and to pass them on to the other organs of the body. These events are initiated by mechanical processes (fragmentation, mixing, transport) and the secretion of digestive juices containing enzymes, which act to split proteins, fats and carbohydrates by hydrolysis into constituents small enough to be absorbed (digestion). These end products of digestion, together with water, minerals and vitamins, then pass through the intestinal mucosa, from the lumen of the intestine into the blood and lymph (absorption).
