Case Study 2 Maria is a sedentary, 68-year-old woman who is overweight. She complains that her hands

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Maria is a sedentary, 68-year-old woman who is overweight. She complains that her hands and feet are always cold, and she tires quickly when cleaning the house. At her most recent visit to her doctor, her blood pressure was 184/98 mm Hg. She has edema around her ankles and legs, and her physician is concerned about an echocardiogram that indicates Maria has an enlarged heart.

  • Identify two reasons why Maria will have tissue ischemia. How might this lead to hypoxia?
  • What two early and reversible changes occur to tissue cells when they are hypoxic?
  • What specific type of cellular adaptation has taken place in Maria’s enlarged heart? What made you come to this conclusion?

Predict why Maria’s heart has become enlarged. Why doesn’t this enlargement give her the same cardiac strength and endurance as a well-trained athlete?

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Ischemia is used to connote the situation in which the blood of an individual flows slowly
leading to inadequate oxygen in the body. There is a high likelihood that Maria is suffering from
the condition of Ischemia since her legs have a condition of edema. Typically, Oedema hinders
the flowing of blood to the body tissues a making it difficult for the body to carry out its
metabolic activities (Ashraf et al., 2016). Besides, Odema is likely to contribute to the
destruction of blood vessels thus disrupting the functioning of the body tissues. Drawing
illustrations from the case under analysis, it is salient to point out that the weight of Maria is not
healthy. Owing to the fact that she does not engage herself in regular physical exercises she
might be having a challenge of being overweight. When an individual is obese, such a person can
develop the arteriosclerosis a condition that leads to the destruction of blood arteries. Typically,
arteries in the blood are tasked with the responsibility of carrying blood in the body, the
depositing of fats in their walls narrows the arteries (Ashraf et al., 2016). This, therefore,
contributes to the reduction in th...


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