Patient History: 42 year-old male; no major health issue to date. Notable increa
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Patient History: 42 year-old male; no major health issue to date. Notable increase in weight over past month-gain of 1 7 pounds; Recent iethargy. Patient is on a new eating regimen -every meal is from a fast-food' restaurant. Physical Examination: Enlarged Laboratory Results: Negative for hepatitis; Excessive glycogen granules in liver: High levels of fat in liver-abnormal liver and muscle weakness at metabolism; Low testosterone levels; Abnormal cell calcium balance Diagnosis o Malfunctioning Organelle: O Rationale for Diagnosis (explanation of how history, physical examination and laboratory results suggest diagnosis):Explanation / Answer
Ans- smooth endoplasmic reticulum is malfunctioning organelle
Muscle weakness is due to Abnormal cell calcium balance as calcium pumps are not operating properly
Enlarged liver may be due to cancer or fatty liver disease
Increase in weight is due to recent excess fast food intake
Testosterone levels are low becouse it is made up of steroid which are formed from fats and due malfunctioning of endoplasmic reticulum lipid synthesis is affected