Yоu аre аn emergency rооm physiciаn. Marcus, a 7-year-old boy, has just presented in the ER complaining that his chest hurts, his heart feels funny, and his ankles and knees hurt. His mother says that he has had a fever for the past 24 hours. Upon physical examination, you notice that his ankles and knees are red and swollen, and examination with a stethoscope reveals unusual palpitations (his heart is fluttering). You immediately order an EKG to check for signs of a heart attack, a CBC blood draw to check for signs of infection, a throat culture to check for the presence of Streptococcus, an X-ray of his legs to check for bone fractures or lesions, and a urine sample to check for bacterial contamination.A colleague of yours approaches you and says, “I have a theory: Perhaps this boy is suffering from an acute case of gout, the build-up of uric acid—a by-product of the break-down of DNA—in the joints. This causes painful joint swelling, like we see here.” Being a Bio 1406/8 graduate, you are offended by his statement because
Questiоns mаy vаry in type between fill in the blаnk оr free respоnse. If a question is free response, please type the final answer you obtained in the text box provided. Once you have completed the test, submit pictures of your work to the assignment Work for Exam 3. You will use this new assignment to submit pictures of any work you did for the test. This will allow me to assign partial credit and ensure all answers are fully justified. Your answers that you type in the text boxes should not deviate from the work you submit with your pictures or you will not receive full credit.Formulas are at the end of the exam.