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1. HCA 240 Reading feeds the Imagination/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

2. HCA 240 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com HCA 240 Assignment: Blood Disorders HCA 240 Exercise: Name That Pathogen HCA 240 CheckPoint: Nervous System Diseases HCA 240 CheckPoint: Nutrition and the Food Pyramid HCA 240 CheckPoint 2: Radio Ad HCA 240 WEEK 1 Discussion Question 1 HCA 240 WEEK 1 Discussion Question 2 HCA 240 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 1 HCA 240 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 2

3. HCA 240 Assignment: Blood Disorders For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases, the WebMD® Web site at http://www.webmd.com, and the drkoop® Web site at http://www.drkoop.com • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Read each of the following three scenarios: o Amy, a 4-year-old Caucasian female, has been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Amy only eats pasta, breads, and hot dogs, and drinks only artificial fruit punch.

4. HCA 240 Assignment: High School STD Presentatio For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Please Add Own Images Teenagers and young adults ages 15-24 account for 48% of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) diagnosed (Mulvihill et al., 2006). Education is one of the weapons that can be used to combat the spread of STDs. • Resource: Appendix E • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Use a minimum of three sources other than the text.

5. HCA 240 Assignment: HIV AIDS: An Overview For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com HCA 240 Health and Diseases Course Syllabus Page 14 Fourteen percent of the population in Nairobi, Kenya is infected with the HIV virus. The rate is even higher in the Kenyan military at 20%. (Mulvihill et al., 2006) • Resource: Ch. 2 of Human Diseases • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Compose a 1,300- to 1,450-word paper in APA format that provides an overview of HIV/AIDS. Address the following:

6. HCA 240 Assignment: Mental Illness Paper For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Resources: University Library and Table 15-3 on p. 325 of Human Diseases • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Select a form of mental illness from the following list: o ADHD o Anxiety disorder (select only one): panic disorder, general anxiety disorder (GAD), any phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

7. HCA 240 Capstone Discussion Question For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Imagine the changes a head nurse that has worked at the same hospital over the last 45 years has seen. From advances in organ transplants to the HIV/AIDS crisis, the health care delivery industry must continually re-invent itself in order to provide effective service to patients. • Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum

8. HCA 240 CheckPoint: Diagnosis and Treatment For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: WebMD® Web site at http://www.webmd.com • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • Navigate to the WebMD® Web site. • Select a digestive disorder discussed in the Main forum for this week’s Discussion Question 2. Choose a discussion in which you did not participate. HCA 240 Health and Diseases

9. HCA 240 CheckPoint 1: Blood Bank Supervisor For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases and the glossary located on the text companion Web site at http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_mulvihill_humandisease_6 • Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum • Refer to Ch. 8 of the text and navigate to the glossary on the text companion Web site by selecting any chapter, then selecting Audio Glossary on the left side of the page. Use both resources to research your answer.

10. HCA 240 CheckPoint 1: Functions of Immunity For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Appendix C and the Inflammatory Response multimedia activity located on aXcess at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca240/nail_in_foot.html • Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum • Open both Appendix C and the Inflammatory Response multimedia activity at the same time. • Complete the Inflammatory

11. HCA 240 CheckPoint 2: Cancer Patient Information Sheet For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: American Cancer Society (ACS) Web site at http://www.cancer.org and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site at http://www.cancer.gov • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • Create a patient information sheet for a type of cancer of your choice, using either Microsoft® Word or PowerPoint®. Refer to the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute Web sites for information on your selected form of cancer.

12. HCA 240 CheckPoint 2: Radio Ad For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • Post your response to the following: Write a 150- to 200-word script for a radio ad that promotes a healthy musculoskeletal system in old age. Address the risk factors for arthritis, osteoporosis, and injuries from falls. Incorporate prevention strategies such as proper nutrition (calcium, diet).

13. HCA 240 CheckPoint: Cardiovascular Disease Interview For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Appendix D, and the What is Congestive Heart Failure? and Can Cardiovascular Disease be Prevented? videos • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • Watch the What is Congestive Heart Failure? and Can Cardiovascular Disease be Prevented? videos listed on this week’s Electronic Reserve Reading page by clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.

14. HCA 240 CheckPoint: Kidney Failure For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Ch. 11 of Human Diseases • Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum • Answer questions 1-8 below. In each scenario, the patient is experiencing renal failure. Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones, a 68-year-old female, underwent openheart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively, it was noted that she had very little urine output. 1. What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys, and why is it causing the observed symptom?

15. HCA 240 CheckPoint: Nervous System Diseases For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Resource: Appendix G • • Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum • • Read the case studies in Appendix G. • • Identify the nervous system disease the patients in each case are suffering from. • • Outline the causes, effects, and treatment of the diseases by answering the questions in • Appendix G. • • Post Appendix G as an attachment

16. HCA 240 CheckPoint: Nutrition and the Food Pyramid For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resources: Appendix B, the My Pyramid Plan calculator Web site at http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx, and the U.S Department of Agriculture: Dietary Supplements Web site • Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] • Use Appendix B to identify patterns in nutrition essentials from birth through old age in Part A. Describe health consequences when nutrition requirements are not met in Part B. • Post Appendix B as an attachment.

17. HCA 240 CheckPoint: Type I and Type II Diabetes For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com According to the ADA Web site, 7% of the U.S. population has diabetes, and 30% of those with diabetes do not even know they have the disease. Maintaining proper levels of insulin is HCA 240 Health and Diseases Course Syllabus Page 24 critical for diabetes patients. The means by which insulin can be regulated depends upon which type of diabetes a patient has.

18. HCA 240 Exercise: Name That Pathogen For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Name That Pathogen multimedia exercise located on your aXcess page at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca240/name_that_pathogen.html • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] • Complete the Name That Pathogen multimedia exercise. Once you have achieved a score of 100%, take a screen shot of the results by pressing Ctrl + Print Screen.

19. HCA 240 Final Project: Public Awareness and Human Diseases For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Current disease trends in America include dramatic increases in obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, strokes, and other age- and lifestyle-related conditions. This suggests needs for community organizations to provide education and exercise programs for all ages; for employers to provide incentives for participation in health maintenance and wellness programs, gyms and exercise programs; and for hospitals to provide adequate follow-up instruction after discharge.c

20. HCA 240 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Each year in the United States, almost $100 billion dollars are spent on health issues related to obesity, and about 300,000 people die of conditions related to obesity (Mulvihill et al., 2006). • Resource: Why Weight Matters video • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • Watch the Why Weight Matters video listed on this week’s Electronic Reserve Reading page by clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.

21. HCA 240 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: healthfinder® Web site at http://healthfinder.gov/ • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum] • Select a genetic disorder from the list below. o Huntington’s disease HCA 240 Health and Diseases Course Syllabus Page 12 o Achondroplasia

22. HCA 240 Week 3 Discussion Question 1Click Here to Buy the Tutorial For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com In 1964, 44% of the American population smoked. By 2002, the percentage of Americans thatsmoke had been cut in half (Mulvihill et al., 2006). Many states have banned smoking inpublic buildings, and some states have either banned or are considering a ban on smoking ina car when young children are present.· Resource: “Smoking and COPD: Some Common Questions” article· Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum

23. HCA 240 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum • Post your response to the following: Select and identify a disease in Ch. 10 that can be prevented or controlled by changes in lifestyle rather than by medications or therapy. What lifestyle changes can individuals implement to prevent or control the disease? What factors would make the lifestyle changes difficult to accomplish? Propose strategies to overcome those factors. Finally, which would you choose—lifestyle change or prescription medication—if the choices were available for a condition you were diagnosed with? Explain your decision -

24. HCA 240 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum • Post your responses to Part A and Part B: o Part A: Post as patients. Select any digestive disorder of your choice covered in Ch. 10. What would it be like if you were a patient suffering from the disease? What symptoms would you be describing to your doctor during an office visit? Post your answers as if you were a patient. Offer enough information for doctors to narrow down your condition to one or two disorders, but be vague enough to sound like a patient without a background in health care. The goal is to challenge your classmates with diagnosing your digestive disorder. Identify yourself as a patient in the subject line of your post.

25. HCA 240 Week 7 Discussion Question 1 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum • Post your response to the following: Describe an example of “abnormal” endocrine function by selecting a gland, a hormone it is supposed to release, and how the target organs are affected when that specific endocrine process does not function properly. How would you explain the process to a younger patient? Offer at least one analogy and any other means of explanation you can think of.

26. HCA 240 Week 7 Discussion Question 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Did you know that 57% of diabetics must check their blood sugar level every day, and 20% of diabetics that require medication don’t take it because they can’t afford it (Mulvihill et al., 2006)? • Resource: Diabetes statistics on the American Diabetics Association (ADA) Web site at http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp • Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum • Visit the ADA Web site and review diabetes statistics.

27. HCA 240 Reading feeds the Imagination/Uophelpdotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com