28 Jan Use accurate medical

HIM4610 – Medical Terminology

UNIT 2 Discussion

Terminology Application to Skin and Sense Organs

Use accurate medical terminology and references, to the text and other credible sources, to write a post in response to your choice of one of the two following scenarios. Label your post with the scenario you choose:

Scenario 1: Susan is suspicious that her recent headaches and sinus drip result from allergies. Her physician has told her that she needs to come in to the office for some skin tests to help him determine what allergies she might have. Why does Susan’s physician want to do skin tests when her allergies do not seem to affect her skin?

Scenario 2: Abnormalities of sensation can result from disease or dysfunction in the receptors for sensation or along the pathway that sends the signals from the receptors to specific areas of the brain. The abnormalities can also be the result of brain abnormalities with no reported problems in the areas of reception or transmission. What is the terminology to describe these different types of abnormalities as they pertain to the sense of hearing? Give an example of each.