Explain the effects of stress on the immune system and how this might potentially affect this woman’s condition.

Read the case study and answer the questions. Make sure you include the pathological rationale for each answer; see the case study rubric in the syllabus for expectations.
An 85-year-old Caucasian woman with Congestive Heart Failure complains that her medications are not working, and her condition is deteriorating. She worries about her two cats and who will take care of them if she is bedridden. She tells you “I have never been this stressed!”
Explain the effects of stress on the neuroendocrine control of cardiovascular function and its relationship to the woman’s subjective complaints.
Explain the effects of stress on the immune system and how this might potentially affect this woman’s condition.