Bluto, a 27 year old male, calls and asks if you can fit some time in for him today; he’s experiencing some “weird stuff” and doesn’t want to overreact by going to the ER, but he thinks it might be important. You ask him to describe the symptoms over the phone so that he can get to the ER immediately if it sounds like a real emergency. The man says he’s been nauseous and feels “flushed” and hot and is sweating like crazy. The thing that really freaked him out was that his vision seems blurred. a)Identify the nutrient deficiency/toxicity. b)Explain how you came to that conclusion. that conclusion.

Sutra, a 35 year old woman comes to you, a psychiatrist, complaining of being depressed, tired and irritable. She also has frequent headaches. Lately she’s noticed some numbness, tingling in her hands and feet, and muscle weakness that makes walking difficult. She thinks these physical symptoms are probably psychosomatic and a result of her general depression, but wants to know if there could be something “real” to it. She also has an odd lesion, but again, thinks her general depression makes her more susceptible to injury. a) Identify the nutrient deficiency/toxicity, b) explain how you came to that conclusion.