Networking and continuing education activities are a necessary part of keeping up-to-date in a profession.

The component state associations of the American Health Information Management Association, however, do not offer programs specific to veterinary medicine.

How would one keep current in veterinary health information management and still be able to maintain the credential as a registered health information technician or registered health information administrator?

In regard to healthcare epidemics, how does a person's choice to vaccinate or not to vaccinate against influenza play into this concern?

Unintentional Injuries

• Describe what is meant by disparities in the occurrence of unintentional injuries.
• Give some examples from the global and domestic (U.S.) perspectives.
• How do you account for these disparities? Be sure to link them to environmental factors in your discussion.

Mr. Smith is 85 years old and has several medical problems. He has spent the past several months in and out of hospitals and rehab. He tells his doctors: “My body is all worn out. I’m worn out. Don’t want to do this anymore, Doc. They say I can’t go home and be safe. And I’m NOT going to a nursing home. No way! Just stop that little gadget that shocks me and the part that keeps my heart going. I want them stopped. Yes, the pacemaker, too. A magnet will stop it, right? Just do it. Please. I'm tired of fighting.”

Mr. Smith had received cardiac resynchronization therapy a few years ago, with included a pacemaker for heart rhythms on which he was 100% dependent, and an internal defibrillator which had shocked him more than once. His doctors concluded they didn't need an ethics consultation for the decision to deactivate the defibrillator and a “Do Not Attempt Resuscitation” order was placed in the medical chart. They reasoned "If he doesn't want to be shocked again, that’s his decision. And if it went off again after he’d requested it stopped, that could be a kind of torture." However, they were unsure about the pacemaker, as Mr. Smith would die within a few minutes if it was stopped.

Answer the following questions:

1) What laws are in place to ensure that Mr Smith's decision about deactivating his internal defibrillator are respected? Provide both the name of the Act and at least one court case on point.

2) But what about the pacemaker? Mr. Smith wants it stopped as well. Do you think it should be? Would it be ethically right to do so? Provide a discussion in light of patient autonomy versus physician-assisted suicide.

3) What is the current state (legal status) of physician-assisted suicide in the United States?

Please answer the question as soon as possible.

Give an example of an Employer mandated approach, what are the pros and cons of this approach?

You will be choosing an organ / body part (not a system) within the body. Within your research you must include; the importance of the organ and what it does for the body, the importance of nutrition in relation to the organ, a rare disease or disorder related to that organ, how the disorder / disease is diagnosed and treated, specialists you would seek out in relation to the chosen organ, and finally your visual (see below) with an explanation of why you chose what you did and how it benefits the chosen organ. (The heart)

A patient is dehydrated due to too much urine production and excretion. The Urologist identified that the source of his problem is a structural abnormality in the kidney. Based on what you have learned about the structure-function correlates of kidney, which structure in kidney is not functioning properly

Explain your selection

Pathogenic bacteria:

A.cause diseases

B.are always anaerobic

C.can survive in high body temperature

D.are antibiotic resistant

Pretend you are the coordinator in a brand new home for late adults. How would you set the home up so that the residents are getting their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs met? What would the structure of the home be like? What kinds of activities would you implement, if any? What kinds of social interactions would you promote? What would you want to make sure to emphasize? What might some of your concerns be?

Module 05 Assignment - Depression in the Elderly

Depression in later life is usually diagnosed on the basis of two clusters of symptoms: feelings and physical changes. In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, research the topic of depression in the elderly and address the following:

1. How would one know if an elderly relative had clinical depression or was sad because of specific life changes and losses?
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3. What are the consequences of depression in the elderly?
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5. Which behaviors would indicate a person going through depression needs therapy?
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7. What kind of therapy would a professional recommend and why?