Honors Bio Blog Day 6
3 Gallons of Water
The most eventful subject matter of the class that occurred today happened when we were given the opportunity to form a diagnosis for an imaginary high school cross country runner. This character, a product of Mr. Quick's extraordinary acting abilities, answered any questions that we had about what he had done prior to and during his cross country workout. Countless questions were asked of him, which ranged anywhere from "do you do drugs?" to "do you have diabetes?". The most intriguing factor of the conversation with the high school cross country runner was the fact that he had consumed nearly 3 GALLONS of water prior to the workout, which is both extremely unhealthy and unrealistic. This led the class to the general consensus that the patient was most likely suffering from overhydration. Several illnesses were ruled out during the interview with the patient and the overall process of discovering his illness proved to be both very educational and intriguing.
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