What advantages and disadvantages of DRG? (Diagnosis Related Groups)

How do the concepts of sensations, transduction, and preceptions relate to walking a dog?

What happens before conditioning?

1. Draw where the tone and visual stimulus connect in the pathway

As exercise increases, systolic blood pressure increases, diastolic blood pressure stays constant or increases very minimally and heart rate increase at a high rate. What is the underlying physiological reason for the response in blood pressure changes seen during a dynamic portion of a lab?

Lynn, age 36, nonsmoker. Height = 64 in (162.6 cm), weight = 108 lb (49.1 kg), BMI = 18.5 kg/m^2. Resting blood pressure = 142/86 mmHg. Total cholesterol = 174 mg/dl. Blood glucose is normal, but with insulin injections. She is Type 1 diabetic and was diagnosed at age 7. She teaches dance aerobic classes three times per week and walks about 45 minutes four times per week. Both of her parents are in good health.

Identify all CVD risk factors that Lynn has. Check all that apply

Age
Family history
Smoking
Physical inactivity
Obesity
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes

1) When learning about blood vessels and circulation it is also important to understand blood pressure. What exactly is blood pressure and how is it measured? How do you know if someone has low, normal, or high blood pressure, and are there any risks associated with high or low?

2) Pulse is defined as the throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them. But what else is important for us to know about a pulse? Why do we even measure pulse? What is the typical measurement to expect? And where are the areas where it should be measured?

3)There are 3 different types of blood vessels: arteries, veins, and capillaries. Can you describe the main differences between each one?

A white blood cell count is often done when patients present to their doctor for an illness.

How does knowing the relative value of the white blood cells help to identify disease states?

Give an example by choosing a disease and indicating which type of white blood cell would be higher than normal.

Explain why this would be the case.

Explain why a larger diameter axon can tolerate a larger fenestration node separation and still conduct impulses efficiently (incorporate into your answer what you have learned about R_m, Ri, and capacitance):

Maggie is a 61 year old female referred to home health OT on October 29th with a diagnosis of R Colles fracture. Maggie fell while shopping at her neighborhood department store on October 27th. The physician has ordered OT to evaluate and treat.

Often times the OT will be given the client’s name and diagnosis and little else. The information given above is typical of the information you may be given to start a case. With this information, the therapist can start to think about how the case should be approached.  

The stage of reasoning development should also be considered (novice - expert)

Even though the information given is minimal, there is much that you may already know about the case. Think about what you know already and what you will need to know to effectively manage the case. Consider your developmental stage/experience. You may have learned this information from school and/or from life experiences. To guide your analysis of what you do or do not know, answer the questions below:

• Do you know what a Colles fracture is? (procedural reasoning)

• Do you know what the clinical signs and symptoms of a Colles fracture are? Complicating factors? (procedural reasoning)

• Do you know the medical management for a Colles fracture? Precautions? (procedural reasoning)

• What is the prognosis of recovery post-Colles fracture? (procedural reasoning)

• What might this woman “look like” (client factors/clinical presentation) and be able to do 2 days post-Colles fracture? (procedural reasoning)

• Do you have an image of the capabilities of a 61-year old woman who goes shopping? (narrative reasoning)

• Might this image give you some indication of her prior level of function and roles as well as an idea of her discharge situation and goals? (conditional reasoning)

• Do you know her perception or how the woman feels about this injury? (interactive reasoning)

• Do you know what resources are available? physical, social and financial (pragmatic reasoning)

Only 3 persons may use the same disorder, so choose wisely. Use the "More Tools", "Groups", tool to find a sign up sheet for several disorders to be discussed in this post. You will be composing an essay with different paragraphs addressing the information posted below. If the format of your post is in question/answer format rather than a coherent essay, you will lose points.

Disorder: Klinefelters syndrome

1. Perhaps you an /or your significant other is a carrier of a harmful recessive trait, such as cystic fibrosis. What would you do when considering having children? Would you hope for the best and ignore the situation or would you see a genetic counselor or what?

2. Select a genetic disorder from the "groups" list. Don't forget to sign up for it. Explain what type of genetic defect or disorder it is. Explain how this genetic anomaly occurs. Is it autosomal or sex-linked? Is it dominant, recessive or aneuploidy? You should include what the effects are for individuals, what are the survival rates, is there a higher risk in certain populations, and any other interesting information.

Discussion 5 - Controversy 5: Is Butter Really Back? The Lipid Guidelines Debate Using the information found at the end of Chapter 5 about the Controversy: Is Butter Really Back? The Lipid Guidelines Debate. Read first the content in the book, supplement the reading with the power point that emphasizes the main points of the controversy. Then, write a 200-250 word response of the controversy.

The Dietary guidelines for Americans had been emphasizing for decades on the importance of low fat eating. Great changes have been made in the production, and manufacturing of foods, and families have tried new low fat recipes, and lower their overall fat composition. But there is this new debate: besides all of the efforts to cut fat in the American diet, the efforts have been unsuccessful, and people have switched to add more sugar to their diets in order to keep the flavor that fats provided. So, do we need to go back to use more butter to cook, and manufacture foods, and snacks? Or, do we need to continue decreasing the amount of fat in our diets in order to decrease the risk for chronic diseases, especially for cardiovascular disease? In this context, while preparing your response keep in mind the following:

1. If fats are bad for people, why do we keep eating them? And, if fats are bad for people, what can we do in order to decrease the daily consumption of fat?

2. In your opinion, is the use of olive oil a good solution to start consuming healthier fats? And, about the use of fat substitutes such as apple sauce for baking? What do you do personally in order to have a low-fat diet?

3. What kind of lifestyle changes can be done in the U.S. population in order to decrease or, use in moderation the amount of fat in the diet, fast food restaurants, and snacks?

4. Application: share your own experience of trying to eat low fat and/or eating healthier in general. What kind of lifestyle changes have you had to make in order to eat healthy?

Discuss the mechanisms and structures of visual learning and discuss the mechanisms and structures of auditory learning.

Explain what it means to say that vocal-fold vibration is a myoelastic aerodynamic phenomenon. Consider all three parts of the term (myo, elastic, aerodynamic) and state the role each component has in the voicing cycle

Food. List at least 3 food items that make up a meal; list the grams of carbohydrates, fats and protein in each food item, convert grams to calories for each component in these food items, calculate % calories from each component, the total calories from each food item and total calories from this meal. A table would help organize the information. Comment on this meal. List 4 dietary supplements that are commonly used and what is the presumed function of each

Research the major ways the immune system is compromised daily and discuss how this affects overall health. Consider the types of cells in the immune system and their function. How can altering these cells lead to disease? Include citation.