Advanced Pathophysiology Scenario

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Week 1 Scenario: An 83-year-old resident of a skilled nursing facility presents to the emergency department with generalized edema of extremities and abdomen. History obtained from staff reveals the patient has a history of malabsorption syndrome and difficulty eating due to lack of dentures. The patient has been diagnosed with protein malnutrition.

Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation:

· The role genetics plays in the disease.

· Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.

· The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.

· The cells that are involved in this process.

· How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response.

Week 1 Scenario: An 83-year-old resident of a skilled nursing facility presents to the emergency department with generalized edema of extremities and abdomen. History obtained from staff reveals the patient has a history of malabsorption syndrome and difficulty eating due to lack of dentures. The patient has been diagnosed with protein malnutrition.

Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation:

· The role genetics plays in the disease.

· Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.

· The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.

· The cells that are involved in this process.

· How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response.

 
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Reference Page Activity

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Each of the ten references pages comes from an actual student essay, a research-based persuasive essay that was the class’s final project. A few of these reference pages are decent, but many have serious flaws.

These students were instructed to rely on academic, reliable sources, but were not specifically instructed to make use of sources from the UMC library databases.

All student reference pages are reproduced here in the format in which they originally appeared, formatting errors and all. I have only made slight modifications to font type and font size.

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Evaluate each of these references pages by considering a few criteria and questions:

1. Format – does the page adhere to APA format? Follow this link   (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/) or look to your textbook for  a properly formatted APA reference page.

2. Quality – do the sources seem like they’re high quality, from reputable sources?   Are the sources primarily peer-reviewed? Are the sources that aren’t peer-reviewed from well-known and trusted sources?

3. Recency – are the sources as recent as they should be the subject matter? Are sources related to scientific issues very current?

4. Variety – is there a variety of types of sources and authors used? Or, does the writer rely too much on a single author, site, or publication?

Sample reference page activity

 

Context: Each of the ten references pages comes from an actual student essay, a research- based persuasive essay that was the class’s final project. A few of these reference pages are decent, but many have serious flaws.

 

These students were instructed to rely on academic, reliable sources, but were not specifically instructed to make use of sources from the UMC library databases.

 

All student reference pages are reproduced here in the format in which they originally appeared, formatting errors and all. I have only made slight modifications to font type and font size.

 

* * *

 

Evaluate each of these references pages by considering a few criteria and questions:

 

1. Format – does the page adhere to APA format? Follow this link (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/) or look to your textbook for a properly formatted APA reference page.

 

2. Quality – do the sources seem like they’re high quality, from reputable sources? Are the sources primarily peer-reviewed? Are the sources that aren’t peer- reviewed from well-known and trusted sources?

 

3. Recency – are the sources as recent as they should be the subject matter? Are sources related to scientific issues very current?

 

4. Variety – is there a variety of types of sources and authors used? Or, does the writer rely too much on a single author, site, or publication?

 

Example #1

Reference

 

“Effects of Secondhand Smoke.” WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.

 

Branham, Matt. “Cigarette Smoking In America: 16 States That Still Allow Widespread Smoking.” Mandatory. N.p., 10 July 2015. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.

 

“Secondhand Smoke.” Secondhand Smoke. N.p., 05 Mar. 2015. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.

 

“Tobacco-Related Mortality.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 Aug. 2015. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.

 

“Taking Action.” No-smoke.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

 

“Taking Action.” No-smoke.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

 

Baker, Jeff. “Smoking and Slots – Casinos’ Terraces Ignite Debate.”Baltimoresun.com. N.p., 08 July 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015..

 

Example #2

 

“Preserving Nutrients When Cooking Foods.” – For Dummies. For Dummies, n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.

Roizman, Tracey. “The Advantages of a Home Cooked Meal.” Healthy Eating. SFGATE, n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.

Nelson, Jennifer K., and Katherine Zeratsky. “Nutrition and Healthy Eating.” Mayoclinic.org. Mayo Clinic, 20 Feb. 2009. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.

Ferdman, Robert A., and Abha Bhattarai. “There’s a Crisis at Chipotle.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, n.d. Web.

Bates, Daniel. “Marijuana Deals, the Pain of Happy Meals and How to Get a Free Big Mac: McDonald’s Worker Reveals Secrets of Fast-food Giant (and Warns against Ordering Grilled Chicken).” Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 29 June 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2015. Dec. 2015.

“Cooking Vegetables for Optimum Nutrition | Paleo Leap.” Paleo Leap Paleo Diet Recipes Tips. N.p., 25 July 2013. Web. 6 Dec. 2015.

Kryza, Andy. “The Best Fast-Food Items for $1 or Less.” Thrillist. N.p., 07 Nov. 2013. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.

Harding, Eleanor. “Your Mum’s Sunday Roast or Grandmother’s Apple Pie? A Meal Made with Love Really DOES Taste Better.” Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 19 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Dec. 2015.

 

Example #3

 

 

US News. U.S.News & World Report. Web. 2 Dec. 2015.

 

Isidore, Chris. “College Athletes Finally Getting Some Cash.” CNNMoney. CNN, 4 Sept. 2015. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.

 

Time, For. “College Athletes Finally Getting Some Cash.” CNNMoney. Cable News Network. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.

 

Wilbon, Michael. “College Athletes Deserve to Be Paid.” ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, 18 July 2011. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.

 

“Why College Athletes Should Be Paid.” Elite Daily Why College Athletes Should Be Paid Comments. 5 Sept. 2012. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.

 

Example #4

 

Dufour, Jules. “The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases”. Global Research. September 20, 2015. Web. December 15, 2015. http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-worldwide-network-of-us-military-bases/5564

Lutz, Catherine and Macleish, Ken. “US & Allied Killed”. Costs of War. February, 2013. Watson Institute Brown University. Web. December 15, 2015. http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human/military/killed

Obeidallah, Dean. “Donald Trump’s horrifying words about Mulsims”. CNN. November 21, 2015. Web. December 15, 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/20/opinions/obeidallah-trump-anti-muslim/

Payne, Ed. “Muslim nations form coalition to fight terror, call Islamic extremism ‘disease’”. CNN. December 15, 2015. Web. December 15, 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/middleeast/islamic-coalition-isis-saudi-arabia/

“Member States of the United Nations”. UN.org. December 2015. Web. December 15, 2015. http://www.un.org/en/members/

 

 

Example #5

 

References

 

Immunization: Why vaccine are so important to safeguarding health. (2005, August 18). Riverside. Retrieved from http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Infectious-Disease/CC00013.cfm

 

Moyer, C. (2011, June 20). Vaccines concerns common among parents of young children. Amednews.com. Retrieved from http://www.amednews.com/article/20110620

 

United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014, April 24). Reports show 20-year US immunization program spares millions of children from diseases. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0424-immunization-program.html

 

Vaccines save money. (2014, June, 1). Sanofi Pasteur. Retrieved from http://www.sanofipasteur.com/en/value_of_vaccines/vaccines_save_money/

 

What is herd immunity? (2015, February 9).VaccinesToday. Retrieved from http://www.vaccinestoday.eu/vaccines/what-is-herd-immunity/

 

 

Example #6

 

 

Resources

Fair Test The National Center for Fair and Opening Testing. (August 28, 2007). Retrieved December 12, 2015 from http://fairtest.org/how-standardized-testing-damages-education-pdf

Fair Test The National Center for Fair and Opening Testing. (August 20, 2007). Retrieved December 12, 2015 from http://www.fairtest.org/act-biased-inaccurate-and-misused

IVY Bound Test and Academic Tutoring. (n.d). Retrieved December 12, 2015 from http://www.ivybound.net/faqs/sat-test-coachable/

NACAC. (n.d). Report finds virtually no difference in graduation rates for students who submit or do not submit standardized their scores to colleges and universities. Retrieved December 12, 2015 from http://www.nacacnet.org/mediacenter/PressRoom/2014/Pages/BillHiss.aspx

O’Shaughnessy, L. Confirmed: High school GPAs predict college success. (Feburary 19, 2014). Retrieved December 12, 2015 from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/confirmed-high-school-gpas-predict-college-success/

Wade, Lisa. The Correlation Between Income and SAT Scores. (August 29, 2012). Retrieved December 12, 2015 from http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/08/29/the-correlation-between-income-and-sat-scores/

Resnick, B. (March 5. 2014). The real problem with the SAT. Retrieved December 12, 2015

from http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/2014/03/06/real-problem-with-sat

 

Example #7

 

Work Cited Page.

1. Brain Injury Safety Tips and Prevention. (2015, December 3). Retrieved December 17, 2015, from http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/basics/concussion_prevention.html

2. Concussion and Sports. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17, 2015, from http://www.brainline.org/content/2008/12/concussion-and-sports.html

3. Concussion: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/brain/tc/traumatic-brain-injury-concussion-overview

4. What is a Concussion? (n.d.). Retrieved December 17, 2015, from http://www.protectthebrain.org/Brain-Injury-Research/What-is-a-Concussion-.aspx

5. New NFL rules designed to limit head injuries. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17, 2015, from http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81990bdf/article/new-nfl-rules-designed-to-limit-head-injuries

 

Example #8

 

Reference Page

Lenhart, A., (2014) Couple, the internet and Social media, PewResearch Center, Retrieved from

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/?utm_expid=53098246-2.Lly4CFSVQG2lphsg-KopIg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F (Lenhart, 2014)

Fileta, D., (2013) 3 way social media can impact your real- life Relationships, True love Dates,

Retrieved from: http://truelovedates.com/3-ways-social-media-can-impact-your-real-life-relationships/

Jones, H., (2013) Social Media effect on Human Interaction, HASTAC, Retrieved from:

https://www.hastac.org/blogs/haley117/2013/06/07/social-medias-affect-human-interaction (Jones, 2013)

Lenhart, A., (2015) Social media and Romantic Relationships, PewResearch Center, Retrieved

from: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/01/social-media-and-romantic-relationships/?utm_expid=53098246-2.Lly4CFSVQG2lphsg-KopIg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F (Lenhart, 2015)

Seidman, G., (2015) How Facebook affects our Relationships, Phycology Today, Retrieved from:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/close-encounters/201505/how-facebook-affects-our-relationships (Seidman, 2015)

 

Example #9

 

 

Reference

http://www.fao.org/english/newsroom/focus/2003/gmo7.htm

©FAO, 2003 March, Weighing the GMO arguments

https://classes.soe.ucsc.edu/cmpe080e/Spring05/projects/gmo/benefits.htm

©2005, Benefits of GM Food

http://www.pgeconomics.co.uk/page/36/-gm-crop-use-continues-to-benefit-the-environment-and-farmers

©PG Economics Limited 2004-2015, GM crop use continues to benefit the environment and farmers

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC212689/

Published online 2003 Oct 13, Genetically Modified Corn— Environmental Benefits and Risks

http://www.monsanto.com/newsviews/pages/biotech-safety-gmo-advantages.aspx

©2002–2015 Monsanto Company, An Overview of the Safety and Advantages of GM Foods

 

Example #10

 

 

References

1. Bershadker, Matthew (2014, January 21)Time to Retire Horse Slaughter for Good; Huffiington Post Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-bershadker/time-to-retire-horse-slau_b_4637406.html

2. Crockett, Zachary (2015, January 16). When Americans Ate Horse Meat. Priceonomics. Retrieved from http://priceonhttps://canadianhorsedefencecoalition.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/canadas-80-million-horse-slaughter-industry-statistics-and-analysis-what-you-can-do/omics.com/when-americans-ate-horse-meat/

3. Powell, S.M. (2014,April 5) More horses being shipped to Mexico, Canada for slaughter. Ctpost. Retrieved from http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/More-horses-being-shipped-to-Mexico-Canada-for-5379495.php

4. Not For Use In Horses Intended For Food. (2015). Is horse meat from America, Canada and Mexico safe to eat. Retrieved from http://www.americanhorsemeat.com/

5. US Horse owners in favor of reopening slaughter plants(2015). Actions Home. Retrieved from http://us-horse-owners-infavor-of-reopeningslaughterplant.rallycongress.com/1053/

 
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Microbiology

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Topic: This week we covered the bacterial growth requirements and inhibiting bacterial growth. Your assignment this week is to define and research the frequency of HAI’s. Your assignment this week is to create a proposal to a hypothetical hospital administrative board that outlines three practices that minimize microbial growth, which then minimizes the occurrence of HAI’s. Your proposal should be crafted into a 1250-1500 word document following the expectations below.

Assignment Expectations:

  • Length should be 1250-1500 words, not including the Title and References pages (typed, 12 point font, double spaced).
  • These subheadings are required (content expectation is also provided)
    • Introduction (provide statistics on HAI occurrence and why this is problem in healthcare)
    • Practice 1 (Describe how the method limits microbial growth, particular microbes that are most affected by the method, and how this method should be applied to patient care standard operating procedures).
    • Practice 2 (Describe how the method limits microbial growth, particular microbes that are most affected by the method, and how this method should be applied to patient care standard operating procedures).
    • Practice 3 (Describe how the method limits microbial growth, particular microbes that are most affected by the method, and how this method should be applied to patient care standard operating procedures).
    • https://www.cdc.gov/winnablebattles/report/HAIs.html Review the information presented about Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). Provide a paragraph that aligns your proposal with data presented.
    • Summary (Briefly summarize the three practices and the benefit to both patient health and hospital operations).
  • Support your content with at least (5) citations. Make sure to reference the citations using APA writing style for the presentation.
 
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Smarter Decision Making Through Psychology

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Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and what you have learned about personality traits and emotions, answer the questions below to help Gloria calm her anxiety and find a solution to her problem.

For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5–7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. You may use your Soomo webtext as a resource.

Question 1: From Chapter 3 in the webtext, what are the Big 5 personality traits? (Hint: Page 3.12 helps you learn about the Big 5 traits.)

Question 2: Use one of the Big 5 personality traits to describe Gloria’s personality.

Question 3: Chapter 6 in the webtext focused on emotions. Using what you learned, give advice to Gloria on how she can identify and regulate her own emotions so that she can stick with this project and be successful. (Hint: Pages 6.4 and 6.11 have resources to help with this question.)

Question 4: If you were in this situation, how confident are you that you could successfully resolve a workplace conflict like the one that Gloria faced? What past experiences or knowledge influence your answer?

 

Sources

1. David G. Myers. 2019. Psychology. http://www.webtexts.com

Gloria and Lakeisha are coworkers who are assigned to work on a project together. Lakeisha is very organized and wants them to do really well on this project. To help them get started, Lakeisha took some initiative and prepared a list of to-do items along with due dates. She even color-coded the list to indicate which partner will do each item and sends an email to Gloria with the to-do list. Lakeisha wants her partner to know that she’s serious about their success.

Gloria is surprised by Lakeisha’s to-do list and feels a bit uncomfortable because she feels like Lakeisha is micromanaging her. Gloria wants to do her part on the project but is feeling anxious because she doesn’t know where she fits in, and it is making her worried about working on this project. She wonders how she can succeed on this project if Lakeisha is already the leader. When working for a previous employer, Gloria felt anxious about her ability to successfully complete a project and attempted to communicate her feelings with a coworker; however, her coworker didn’t seem to understand Gloria’s concerns and said that she should just ignore her feelings and get the work done.

As Gloria ponders having a conversation with Lakeisha, she starts to feel overwhelmed and thinks it might just be easier to be removed from the project. Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and what you have learned about personality traits and emotions, answer the questions below to help Gloria calm her anxiety and find a solution to her problem:

 
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