Which functions does the endocrine system help regulate?

Mrs. h, age 42 years, is experiencing severe rheumatoid arthritis in her wrists, fingers, and knees. the joints are quite inflamed, red, and swollen. she is sitting rigidly in a chair and refuses to put on a sweater, even though she is shivering, or let anyone touch her arms. she has been prescribed an analgesic and an anti-inflammatory drug, but her dose is not due for another hour. she is feeling nauseated, so she has not eaten for the past 8 hours. based on patient history and the signs and symptoms, discuss how the effects of pain are exacerbating her condition.

If the patient is unable to understand what people are saying, where might their stroke have been?

5. was it hubris, lack of "patient experience," or frankly, sheer stupidity on the part of the researchers who contacted the family later for blood/dna samples, to think the family understood what they were doing and why were they doing it?