Singh & Shi outline in Chapter #14 eight main forces that will determine the future change in healthcare in the U.S. Which do you consider the most important or fundamental in impacting future change? Why?

What are possible reasons for why minority patients receive poorer-quality healthcare than white patients for many diseases?

Sit or stand for this experiment. Slump your shoulders and slightly round your upper back (thoracic region), hang your head forward as if looking at your phone on at your waist/ on your lap. Now, in that position, take a deep breath. Use your diaphragm, intercostals, and even neck muscles to keep breathing in deeply. Notice how long you can breathe in for, the amount of time as well as the volume. Now, roll your shoulders up and back, put a small sway in your lumbar region, and bring your head so that it balances atop your cervical spine looking straight forward. Now repeat the inhalation. Breathe deeply with the diaphragm, intercostals, and neck muscles. Note how long you are able to make this inhalation and the volume of this inhalation compared with the previous inhalation. What did you notice? How can you explain this observation? What is the take home message of this exercise?

An Introductory Paragraph (with the thesis statement underlined) on the topic "The significance of writing skills as a medical professional".An outline of your three to four main ideas, including 2-3 supportive details, facts, statistics, quotations, or anecdotes to support each one. Any questions or concerns that you have regarding your topic, the details you need, research, etc.

1. Industrial Agriculture: What is "industrial agriculture"? What are the pros and cons of industrial agriculture?
2. GMOs: Are genetically modified foods safe? What are some social and environmental concerns associated with growing genetically modified (GM) crops?
3. Food Waste: What are some environmental problems associated with food waste? Why do we waste so much food? What are some actions you can personally take to reduce food waste?

Calculate how many dietary folate equivalents a pregnant woman is getting from 200 mcg folate from supplement, 80 mcg folate from fortified cereal and 100 mcg folate from other foods (5 points). What is the daily recommended values for folate intake for pregnant women (1 point)? How does the intake values for pregnant women compare to the general population (1 points)? List and describe at least 2 symptoms of folate deficiency (1 point). ???

If you obtained your daily vitamin A from beta-carotene, how much would you have to consume from foods to meet the RDA of 700 mcg RAE (3 points)? List at least 2 symptoms of vitamin A deficiency AND toxicity (1 point). List at least 2 major foods of vitamin A and describe at least 3 health benefits of vitamin A for the body. (2 points) ???

How many IU’s of vitamin D are in an 8 oz glass of milk and how many glasses would you have to drink in order to get the daily recommended intake of vitamin D (600 IU) (3 points)? Describe how vitamin D deficiency is different in children compared to adults (2 points). List and describe 2 symptoms of toxicity (1 points). ???

Scenarios Describe your reactions to each of the following scenarios A) An accident at the dinning room B) Situation of a misunderstanding with a colleague you are experiencing a conflict situation with a member of the team C) A colleague or a co- worker who smoke and leaves you his workload D) A colleague who smokes and leaves his work load to his colleague, you are a witness, what do you do?

Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people.

Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine—with fewer cowboys and more pit crews.

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Protein-Energy malnutrition (PEM) is a common manifestation in cirrhotic patients with a reported incidence of 65 – 90%. One treatment technique is to add branched chain amino acids and/or their keto analogs to the diet. Why do you think clinicians use this as a potential treatment?

What is the suggested dietary regime for avoiding refeeding syndrome in patients that have been with little or no food for over 5 days? What is the metabolic reason for your prescribed treatment?

Is celiac disease a condition that individuals are born with or are there specific risks or triggers that can promote disease? Explain

Anemia is a common concern in individuals with celiac disease. why is this

Describe three different non-GI symptoms of celiac disease