Maggie is a 28-year-old Caucasian woman who has newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. She complains of painful, stiff hands and feet, feels tired all the time, and reports an intermittent low-grade fever. She asks the doctor if she is going to be “crippled.” How might the doctor explain the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis? Susan was bitten […]
Conduct an internet search for hospitals or other healthcare institutions and determine whether they incorporate cultural competence into their operations. Write an essay incorporating the lesson’s material assessing cultural competence for health care systems and any other relevant material from the lesson, articles, or outside reading. You can compare, at a minimum, two organizations. Make […]
You are a medical assistant at a local hospital. You have been asked to give a presentation on the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. The presentation will be open to the public, so instead of presenting a real patient case, you decide to create a fictional sample case. make a single case and […]
Here’s astrophysicist Bernard Haisch: “The electromagnetic quantum vacuum is a form of light. It is an underlying sea of energy that permeates every tiny volume of space, from the emptiest intergalactic void to the depths of the Earth, the Sun, and our own bodies. Our world of matter is like the visible foam atop a […]
What are the other names used to denote the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and why? What neurotransmitter is synthesized in the preganglionic fibers of the sympathetic neurons? What neurotransmitter is synthesized in the preganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic neurons? What neurotransmitter is synthesized in the postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic neurons? What neurotransmitter is […]
The collection, interpretation, and dissemination of data is an important component of community health, as highlighted in Chapter 3. We learned of the various ways of collecting data and displaying it for the general public to analyze. In order to implement successful community health programs that will make an impact, we must collect data from […]
Don Hines is a 46-year-old construction worker who has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 13. Over the past 5 years, his kidney function began to fail despite his best efforts to follow a low-protein diet and control his diabetes. He has been on hemodialysis for 2 years while waiting for a suitable donor for a kidney […]
Identify a specific developmental domain of children, from birth to two years, and critically reflect on the relationship between theory and pedagogy. Write a position paper based on this identification. Your position should be based on relevant empirical evidence and personal experience. The assessment covers topics that have been discussed in the class: Learning and […]
The importance of having trauma-informed agencies in the communities. please reflect on a time you or someone you know experienced a type of traumatic event. What resources were available to you at that time? What resources would have been helpful? Were you or your friend or family member knowledgeable about all community resources prior to […]
Summarize the different types of attraction presented in this week’s readings, and explain how these manifest differently or lead to different relationship outcomes based on their cultural context and norms. For example, are there cultures in which a particular type of attraction may not serve a young person well? What are the different types of […]
