Jane works as a word processor for a large insurance company. Her job, which she detests, involves inputting hundreds of numbers into a computer. She has gone to her family physician because she feels a constant tingling in her fingers and a sharp pain in her fingers, wrist, and forearm but only at certain times. Her doctor is not a neurological specialist but can see nothing obviously wrong with Jane’s hands or wrists. Jane is depressed and anxious about this condition. She says, “Here I am only 29 and already I have pains that are worse than my 76-year-old grandmother has. What will I be like in twenty years? Already it is agony for me to do my work.”
List ways in which Jane’s condition could be evaluated. You cannot be expected to be experts in neurology, but you should think through ways of detecting malingering, voluntary inducement of symptoms, physical causes, and psychological causes.
What information would you need to decide whether Jane is malingering?
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I just need 150 word response for this.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010. In 1969, President Nixon recognized the importance of health care reform and initiated the process to protect the future of the American society. President Obama’s health care reform is now one of the main concerns in health care that some oppose to and most agree with (Clemmitt, 2009).
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In your own words please answer the following question in 250 word count if using internet please cit all reference and if use in answering the following question please cite all quotes.
In an HMO, the primary care physician acts as the "gatekeeper" to all higher levels of care that the patient may need. In theory, this means that the physician decides what is best for the patient and coordinates his or her care, while at the same times working to control costs and trying to ensure the delivery of care in the most efficient manner possible.
Thinking about this from both a provider's and a payer's perspectives, answer the following questions:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the gatekeeper system in terms of progressing through the levels of care? Provide an example of each perspective.
What are at least 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for each group? Provide a rationale for your choices.
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Given the following input-output table, answer questions a-h. Note that a one word answer is not acceptable. For full credit, you must provide explanation for your answers and show how you arrive at them.
Man Hour Required to Produce Unit of Output
Country A Country B
Good X 3 12
Good Y 2 14
a. Which country has absolute advantage in which good? Why?
b. Which country has comparative advantage in which good? Why?
c. What is the pre-trade price ratio in each country? Why?
d. What will be the post-trade price ratio or international terms of trade?
e. Which country would prefer an international terms of trade of 9? 6? Why?
f. Let WA = wage rate in A in terms of A's currency
WB = wage rate in B in terms of B's currency
R = exchange rate defined as number of units of B's currency per unit of
A's currency.
Then, in order to have balance of payments equilibrium, (WA.R)/WB must lie in some range, i.e., m < (WA.R)/WB < n.
Determine the value of m and n.
g. If WA = 5, WB = 2 and R = 3, which country will export which good?
h. Given that wages are fixed in each country at WA = 5 and WB = 2, what is the limit within which exchange rate can fluctuate in order for comparative advantage to
assert itself.
In: Economics
The accompanying table lists the word counts measured from men and women in 56 couple relationships. Construct a scatter plot, find the value of the linear correlation coefficient r, and find the P-value of r. Determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support a claim of linear correlation between the two variables. Use a significance level of a=0.05.
I need to understand how to solve this question using excel (not minitab)
Men Women
27,295 20,108
18,158 24,942
7,305 7,533
25,723 18,914
28,347 14,595
5,442 17,399
24,114 9,330
20,390 20,843
27,841 15,109
22,647 20,464
9,196 13,474
9,165 12,332
12,756 17,794
19,710 23,009
16,815 7,196
7,152 18,213
19,557 25,208
10,835 18,055
21,368 18,701
19,763 16,066
18,811 28,045
17,781 10,791
9,960 16,414
8,083 2,891
28,137 12,482
11,845 17,384
14,083 12,564
10,104 19,608
15,295 19,499
16,287 11,547
14,066 34,988
11,350 9,503
20,545 12,446
16,307 10,441
13,333 27,713
16,319 22,519
12,829 18,739
10,838 20,824
18,842 19,473
9,070 15,613
15,123 18,951
7,076 10,283
17,576 15,247
11,222 14,402
18,463 29,143
16,214 36,757
16,783 24,757
36,658 32,773
15,013 24,955
46,847 30,273
23,027 19,752
11,918 9,947
13,067 22,361
10,370 14,630
4,655 14,751
22,499 28,956
The linear correlation coefficient r is _____. (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
The test statistic is _______. (Round to two decimal places as needed.)
The P-value is ______. (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Because the P-value of the linear correlation coefficient is less than or equal to or greater than the significance level, there is or is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that there is a linear correlation between words spoken by men and women in couples.
In: Statistics and Probability
5. Ternary strings. A ternary string is a word
from the alphabet {0,1,2}{0,1,2}. For example, 022101022101 is a
ternary string of length 6.
(a) Enumerate all ternary strings of length 2.
(b) Generalize: how many ternary strings have length r?
(c) A ternary string of length 6 is to be made. How many ways can
we choose how many 0's, 1's, and 2's to include in the
string?
(d) A ternary string of length 6 is to have two 0's, a 1, and three
2's. How many strings have this property?
(e) What is the probability that a ternary string of length 6 has
two 0's, a 1, and three 2's?
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Write a 500(+)-Word Explanatory Research Paper that explains why GMOs are controversial
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Write a 1,000-word (maximum) argumentative essay on a controversial topic. Select one of the following topics and present a sound argument either in favor of it or against it. •Offshoring/Outsourcing of jobs •Transgeneder people serving in the military •Abolition of the Electoral College •Affirmative action •Raising of the minimum wage •Term limits for politicians including the following: •Clearly present to topic under consideration •Clearly state your claim (your position regarding the topic) •Identify your reasons in support of your position. Ideally you will enumerate or bullet point these reasons together with any cited references in support of your reasons •Compile a logical conclusion for your argument. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines
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The Critic In a 400-600 word answer, properly cited with an APA-formatted reference list and in-text citations, please answer the following questions. In addition to the researched facts you present as your answer, you may provide opinions and real-world experiences where appropriate. Find an article about handwashing in an online health magazine or website such as Prevention, Men’s Health, or WebMD. The site should be mainstream and reputable. Examples of topics include how to properly wash your hands, the use of hand sanitizers, or any disease transmission topic that can be prevented or reduced by proper handwashing. Choose an article that includes a quote from a health professional or references a medical research study. Include the link in your submission. Summarize the article. What specific information did the author’s source provide regarding the topic? What information or opinion has the author provided on their own and what have they concluded from the study or source? Critique the article. Did the author correctly interpret the research? Did it sound like the author understood what the medical professional was trying to say and did they add background details or analysis appropriate to the subject? Was anything missing? Explain what you would change or add to the article to make it more accurate or informative. Resources to get you started When & How to Wash Your Hands http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015 Hand-washing: Do's and don'ts http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/hand-washing/art-20046253
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The Pain Matrix (Word doc) asks you to fill in the missing components. You may find it useful to use this matrix as a guide while viewing the mini-lecture for this week. The types of pain have been listed for you, and you will be asked to provide information about the location or cause of the pain, potential stimuli for the type of pain, as well as information about the characteristics of the pain type. Finally, you will be asked to provide examples for this type of pain. These may come from the lecture, your reading, or any source you find useful.
After completing the matrix, you should summarize the information organized within the matrix in a single paragraph (no longer than 0.5 page).
|
Type of pain |
Subtype of: |
Location of nociceptor / cause |
Potential stimuli |
Localization |
Quality |
Signs/Symptoms |
Examples |
Treatment |
|
Somatic: superficial |
Sensitivity, tenderness |
NSAIDs, Opioids, Local anesthesia |
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Somatic: deep |
Tenderness, spasms |
NSAIDs, Opioids, regional anesthesia |
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|
Visceral |
Nausea, vomiting, sweating, tenderness, spasm |
NSAIDs, Opioids, regional anesthesia |
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Neuropathy |
Sensitivity of skin |
Opioids, adjuvants |
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|
Deafferentiation |
Dysthesia (abnormal sensation) |
Opioids, adjuvants |
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|
Sympathetic/Phantom |
Allodynia (painful response to normal stimuli) |
Opioids, adjuvants |
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Central |
Sensory loss |
Opioids, adjuvants |
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