Cowie, M. & Cowie, S. (2021). Acute Appendicitis Concurrent with Cardiac Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Surgery and
After reading the above Case Report by Cowie & Cowie (2021), complete a case study analysis by answering all the questions below in 2-3 pages using APA formatting. Simple “Yes” or “No” and one-word answers are not acceptable.
Include cover page, a running head in the top left corner (CASE STUDY), and page numbers for this assignment (top right-hand corner).
Case Questions:
1.What prompted the patient’s admission to the hospital?
What were his chief complaints?
3.What were three signs the patient presented with?
Describe the patient’s cardiac function upon admission to the hospital.
List three diagnostic procedures that were performed on the patient and the findings/results of these three procedures.
Define the term CRP and state what CRP is an indicator of (what type of marker is it).
What was the patient’s initial serum CRP level? What did this level increase to?
As it pertains to the patient’s condition, what may this elevation of CRP indicate is going on with the patient?
What is the significance of an elevated troponin level?
While reading this case and analyzing the various findings, in your view, what is the significance of the following CT finding as it pertains to his final diagnosis: “a complex mass in the sartorius muscle measuring 2.4×1.0x1.4 cm with ill-defined margins and increased vascularity was noted” (Cowie & Cowie, 2021).
List three treatments/therapeutic interventions that were provided to the patient during his hospitalization.
Were the treatments you listed in question 11 successful, why, or why not?
What was the patient’s cause of death?
14.The patient also had a second diagnosis, one that did not contribute to his death, what was this second diagnosis?
What is the etiology (how it develops…what does it develop from) of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL)?
