Entries by Daphne Hanson

Congestive heart failure

Cardiovascular disease Lipid screening Heart rhythms and sounds Jugular venous pressure (J Carotid arteries Murmurs Congestive heart failure (CH Heart valve pathology per 17 Peripheral Vascular Sy Techniques of examination Anatomy Lymph nodes Peripheral edema Peripheral pulses Chronic venous insufficiency Claudications Aneurysms Acute arterial occlusion Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)  

Health Information Technology

What is the significance of these two videos?  Could this be a preview of the future of healthcare?  Briefly discuss your thoughts/views/ideas sparked by a review of these videos. ∗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXsexlI15E0 ∗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEeBXUUOBiI 2. Who are the stakeholders of Health Information Technology(HIT)? Explain how each person utilizes HIT and how do they benefit. 3. What gave rise […]

Describes different types of chemical bonds

Complete the table below that describes different types of chemical bonds. Bond Name Type of interaction between atoms Sharing of electrons Polar Covalent Bond Equal Sharing of electrons ionic Bond Unequal sharing of electrons results in regions of opposite charge in a molecule. The regions of opposite charge cause these molecules to bond to each […]

The persistence of the enzyme lactase

This question has two parts: The ability of adult humans to digest milk is dependent on the persistence of the enzyme lactase into adulthood. Most humans stop producing lactase after infancy but a small portion of the population retains this ability. Non-persistence of lactase is a Mendelian trait that is autosomal recessive. Give the genotypes for […]

Discuss the chemical mechanism of Gram’s stain

What are the possible outcomes of staining a smear without heat-fixing it?  Discuss the chemical mechanism of Gram’s stain.  There are bacteria that cannot be stained by Gram’s stain method of staining. Why?  In the process of staining, for example, if you run out of Crystal violet can you use Methylene blue instead? Explain your […]

Britain’s industrial revolution

There is a moth in England called the peppered moth. Before Britain’s industrial revolution, these moths were usually salt and pepper colored. Because of their coloring, they blended in well with the tree trunks on which they tended to rest. The coloring helped them hide from the birds that ate them. During the British industrial […]

Copies of the gene coding for the Mad2 protein

Suppose you have a human tissue culture line in which both normal copies of the gene coding for the Mad2 protein have been replaced by mutant gene copies, each of which contains the same temperature-sensitive mutation. The resulting mutant Mad2 protein folds and functions normally when the cells are maintained at 22°C, but the protein […]

Different cell structures and their respective functions

Make an analogy of cell mechanism. correlate how the different cell structures and their respective functions work to maintain the cell function, to an observable system in your surroundings/ community/ society. reference/example: we can compare Arellano University Legarda to a cell, where the wall of the university is the cell membrane, separating AU from its […]