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    Sandy was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 7 months old after being hospitalized for dehydration from repeated vomiting. Her symptoms included coughing, vomiting, and difficulty gaining weight. She began treatments of pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid digestion and chest physical therapy to clear mucus from her lungs. Sandy was hospitalized again at age 9 for a serious lung infection treated with IV antibiotics. The death of her friend Mary from cystic fibrosis at age 14 affected Sandy deeply and motivated her to begin running, which has helped improve her lung symptoms.

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    Sandy was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 7 months old after being hospitalized for dehydration from repeated vomiting. Her symptoms included coughing, vomiting, and difficulty gaining weight. She began treatments of pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid digestion and chest physical therapy to clear mucus from her lungs. Sandy was hospitalized again at age 9 for a serious lung infection treated with IV antibiotics. The death of her friend Mary from cystic fibrosis at age 14 affected Sandy deeply and motivated her to begin running, which has helped improve her lung symptoms.

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    Cystic Fibrosis Case History - Sandy

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    Sandy was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 7 months old after being hospitalized for dehydration from repeated vomiting. Her symptoms included coughing, vomiting, and difficulty gaining weight. She began treatments of pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid digestion and chest physical therapy to clear mucus from her lungs. Sandy was hospitalized again at age 9 for a serious lung infection treated with IV antibiotics. The death of her friend Mary from cystic fibrosis at age 14 affected Sandy deeply and motivated her to begin running, which has helped improve her lung symptoms.

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    Hughes

    Undergraduate
    Biological
    HHMI
    Science
    Education
    Initiative

    Cystic Fibrosis
    Case History - Sandy

    In this activity you will learn about the symptoms of cystic fibrosis by reading the case
    history of a cystic fibrosis patient. Read the case history carefully. Make a list of symptoms
    and when they appeared. Note how and when a diagnosis was made, and what treatments are
    being used. Also note the effects this disease has had on the patient's life, as well as things
    the patient is still able to do. You will then present your case to the class.

    There are four different cases histories. By comparing the four different cases presented by
    your classmates you should get a good idea of the common symptoms and problems of cystic
    fibrosis as well as the variability of this disease.

    Case History - Sandy

    Sandy was born in 1973 and has a healthy non-CF older brother. Sandy appeared to be a
    healthy normal baby from birth until age 6 months. Then she got a cold and ear infection.
    Despite antibiotic treatment, Sandy did not get better, developed a cough, and started
    vomiting often. Following repeated vomiting she became so dehydrated she required
    emergency hospitalization. A sweat test at that time (7 months) showed she had cystic
    fibrosis.

    Following diagnosis, Sandy began taking pancreatic digestive enzymes with her meals,
    which controlled her vomiting. These enzymes are necessary because thick mucus clogs her
    pancreas such that digestive enzymes do not reach her intestine. The enzyme supplements
    Sandy takes allow her to digest and absorb her food and gain weight at a normal rate.

    At the age of 7 months Sandy also began chest physical therapy twice a day for an hour.
    While she is in an inverted position, one of her parents pounds on her chest to dislodge the
    thick mucus which accumulates in her lungs and leads to lung infections.

    With the help of these treatments, Sandy avoided further hospitalization until age 9 when she
    spent several months in the hospital for a serious lung infection. She required IV antibiotics
    for several months. At that time she made friends with another CF patient, Mary.

    Sadly, Mary died when Sandy was 14 years old. Mary's death had a profound affect on
    Sandy. Now Sandy believes that her medicines and therapy, although necessary, may not be
    enough to keep her alive. She has taken up running which she feels helps her both physically
    and emotionally. She has noticed an improvement in her CF lung symptoms since she has
    been running.

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