What are the potential ethical and legal problems arising from social media use in health care?
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Write a conversation between a doctor and a patient to take an accurate PMH and FH
1-The conversation must include 8 questions addressing the 8 components of PMH (in the right order) and 2 questions addressing FH.
2-The answers to the questions shall be full and meaningful sentences
3-Doctor must adopt a patient-centered approach and must show empathy
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When doing cardiorespiratory exercise if your goal is to burn body fat you would
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To Vaccinate, or Not to Vaccinate: That is the Question
by
Caren Shapiro
Department of Mathematics & Natural Sciences D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY
Paula Highsmith was quite distraught. She had returned from a routine checkup for her four-week-old daughter Jennifer. The pediatrician, Dr. Feiller, had informed Paula that he would begin giving Jennifer her DTP shots at her next appointment in a month.
Paula phoned her mother, Marion Johnson. “Oh, Mother, I don’t
know what to do.”
“You were vaccinated as a child and you didn’t have any problems,”
replied Mrs. Johnson.
“You know my friend Julie? Her oldest son Sam had a seizure after getting the DTP shot when he was Jennifer’s age. And what about that couple on television that said the rubella vaccine was responsible for their son’s autism?”
“I don’t know about that couple,” replied Mrs. Johnson, “but Sam was vaccinated ten years ago. If the vaccine was really the problem, I’m sure they would have a different vaccine now.”
“But now there are so many shots and, besides, the diseases they prevent have practically disappeared, so why do I have to have Jennifer vaccinated?”
“Jennifer will be required to show evidence of vaccination before she’ll be allowed to go to school and perhaps even some daycare centers. Don’t you remember the article in the Buffalo News about the couple whose son wasn’t allowed to register for school because he hadn’t had his vaccinations? His parents said they had refused to have him vaccinated for religious reasons.”
This case presents many of the issues facing parents when they need to begin the vaccination series for their child. Paula wants to do what is best for her child and she wants to make her decision based on scientific fact not emotional rhetoric.
What are the issues raised about vaccination by this case study and what kind of information will help Paula make an informed decision about vaccinating her daughter?
1. Is vaccination necessary? What are the consequences of natural infection? Do microorganisms cause asymptomatic infections or disease?
What are the symptoms of the major vaccine preventable
diseases?
What are the possible sequelae of the infections?
What groups of individuals are particularly susceptible to serious
disease consequences? How are infections transmitted?
What kinds of vaccines are available?
(a) What are the advantages (e.g., efficacy and duration of immunity) of the different kinds of vaccines?
(b) What are the disadvantages (e.g., side-effects) of the different kinds of vaccines?
What is the purpose of vaccination (i.e., prevent infection and/or disease)?
Are there reasons for not being vaccinated?
Are there beneficial effects of acquiring an infection naturally?
Are religious concerns justifiable?
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82. You are asked to assist the patient into the
dorsal recumbent position. You know that this means the patient is
positioned on the *
a. right side with both knees extended.
b. abdomen with feet over the end of the table.
c. back with knees extended.
d. back with knees flexed.
83. A baseline assessment is the *
a. nurse’s initial assessment of the patient.
b. physician’s diagnosis of the patient.
c. ongoing assessment of the patient’s progress.
d. patient’s condition upon discharge.
84. Bariatric patients commonly *
a. require more fluids than other patients.
b. require the same amount of fluid as other patients.
c. consume far too much fluid because they feel hot.
d. receive fluids through a gastrostomy tube.
85. When shaving a male patient, shave the *
a. neck first.
b. chin first.
c. upper lip first.
d. cheeks first.
86. The best way to avoid environmental contamination when carrying a used bedpan is to *
a. cover the bedpan with a pillowcase.
b. use the one-glove technique.
c. remove your gloves before carrying the bedpan.
d. apply new gloves over your soiled gloves.
87. When assisting a patient to dress in a garment that pulls over the head, *
a. put the arms in the garment, then raise the arms and pull the garment over the head.
b. place the garment over the head and quickly pull it down to the neck.
c. instruct the patient to put his hands in the garment and put it on.
d. slip the garment over the head, then reach through the armhole and grasp one hand.
88. A patient with a head injury should never be placed in which position? *
a. Semi-Fowler’s
b. Prone
c. Sims’
d. Trendelenburg
89. You are asked to assist the patient into the Trendelenburg position. You know that this means *
a. the patient will be having a Pap smear.
b. the patient’s head must be lower than the rest of his body.
c. this position improves circulation to the extremities.
d. the patient should lie on the left side with knees flexed.
90. To qualify for bariatric surgery, persons must have a *
a. BMI under 26 with comorbidities.
b. BMI over 35 with comorbidities.
c. BMI under 52 without comorbidities.
d. BMI over 20 without comorbidities.
91. Which bodily change occurs following a person’s death? *
a. Pupils constrict.
b. Heat leaves the body rapidly.
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92. A patient who is in shock would most likely be
placed in which of the following positions? *
a. Prone
b. Trendelenburg
c. Knee-chest
d. Semi-Fowler’s
93. What is the term for a condition that occurs when
a rectal temperature is 104°F or above? *
a. Cyanosis.
b. Hyperpyrexia.
c. Vasoconstriction.
d. Vasodilation.
94. When recording fluid output, you should write down
the total amount of output from *
a. urine only.
b. emesis only.
c. loose stool only.
d. urine, emesis, loose stool, and wound drainage.
95. When giving a bed bath, always cover the patient
with a *
a. top sheet.
b. gown.
c. draw sheet.
d. bath blanket.
96. In the male patient, the perineum is the area
*
a. from the penis to the anus.
b. between the legs.
c. on the bottom of the scrotum.
d. between the scrotum and the anus.
97. When giving a back rub, you should *
a. use alcohol to stimulate circulation.
b. rub the neck, shoulders, and midback area.
c. rub from the shoulders to the buttocks.
d. massage red areas for 2 to 3 minutes.
98. Immediately after the operation, the patient is
usually transferred to the *
a. recovery room.
b. emergency room.
c. patient unit.
d. coronary care unit.
99. Alcoholism is a *
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1. Know the pharmacodynamics on how medications effect the body from a cellular perspective
. 2. How are drugs classified and/or categorized, especially related to pregnancy?
3. What is the “therapeutic range” of a drug?
4. Develop an understanding of which systems of the body are most impacted by hypertension
.5. Know phenytoin (Dilantin): mechanism of action & adverse effects
6. Understand mechanism of action, general side effects and dietary considerations of the classes – SSRIs, MAOIs, anticholinergics
7. Know signs and symptoms of alcohol toxicity.
8. Understand the meaning of drug tolerance
9. How do local anesthetics work & what is the desired effect of general anesthesia?
10. How do opioid agonists work? How do beta-adrenergic agonists work?
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Explain the process of community program development and its positive impact on population health. List and explain the three ways communities can prioritize prevention and control efforts.
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Did S&T (Science and Technology) functioned well with the immediate concerns (like: suppressing and monitoring the number infection, magnitude of spread and number of deaths) and secondary concerns (like: adequate supply of drug remedies, sufficient number of health-workers, hospital facilities, etc.) associated with the CoViD-19 disease? Elaborate by providing appropriate examples.
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