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2. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Assignment Blood Disorders HCA 240 Assignment High School STD Presentatio 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 usedto combat the spread of STDs.· Resource: Appendix E· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum· Use a minimum of three sources other than the text.· Refer to Appendix E for directions and tips on building a Microsoft® PowerPoint®presentation.· Create a PowerPoint® presentation about an • 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:

3. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Assignment HIV AIDS An Overview HCA 240 Assignment Mental Illness Paper · 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 ADHDo Anxiety disorder (select only one): panic disorder, general anxiety disorder (GAD),any phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress • HCA 240 Health and DiseasesCourse Syllabus Page 14Fourteen percent of the population in Nairobi, Kenya is infected with the HIV virus. The rate iseven higher in the Kenyan military at 20%. (Mulvihill et al., 2006)· Resource: Ch. 2 of Human Diseases

4. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Capstone Discussion Question HCA 240 CheckPoint Diagnosis and Treatment 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 DiscussionQuestion 2. Choose a discussion in which you did not participate.HCA 240 Health and DiseasesCourse Syllabus Page 20· Post your 250- to 300-word response to the following:o Describe the medical equipment and • Imagine the changes a head nurse that has worked at the same hospital over the last 45years has seen. From advances in organ transplants to the HIV/AIDS crisis, the health caredelivery industry must continually re-invent itself in order to provide effective service topatients.· Due Date: Day

5. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 CheckPoint 1 Blood Bank Supervisor HCA 240 CheckPoint 1 Functions of Immunity  Resources: Appendix C and the Inflammatory Response multimedia activity located onaXcess 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 sametime.· Complete the Inflammatory Response activity first; do not close the activity. You arerequired to enter information • Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases and the glossary located on the text companionWeb 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 byselecting any chapter, then selecting Audio Glossary on the left side of the page. Useboth resources to research your answer.

6. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 CheckPoint 2 Cancer Patient Information Sheet HCA 240 CheckPoint 2 Radio Ad · Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum· Post your response to the following: Write a 150- to 200-word script for a radio ad thatpromotes a healthy musculoskeletal system in old age. Address the risk factors forarthritis, osteoporosis, and injuries from falls. Incorporate prevention strategies such asproper nutrition (calcium, diet). • Resources: American Cancer Society (ACS) Web site at http://www.cancer.org and theNational 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 eitherMicrosoft® Word or PowerPoint®. Refer to the American Cancer Society and the NationalCancer Institute Web sites for information on your selected

7. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 CheckPoint Cardiovascular Disease HCA 240 CheckPoint Kidney Failure Resource: Ch. 11 of Human Diseases· Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum· Answer questions 1-8 below. In • Resources: Appendix D, and the What is Congestive Heart Failure? and CanCardiovascular Disease be Prevented? videos· Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum· Watch the What is Congestive Heart Failure? and Can Cardiovascular Disease bePrevented? videos listed on this week’s Electronic Reserve Reading page by clicking theorange WATCH VIDEO button.

8. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 CheckPoint Nervous System Diseases HCA 240 CheckPoint Nutrition and the Food Pyramid Resources: Appendix B, the My Pyramid Plan calculator Web site athttp://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx, and the U.S Department ofAgriculture: 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 inPart A. Describe health consequences when nutrition requirements are not met in Part B.· Post Appendix B as an attachment. • 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 inAppendix G.· Post Appendix G as an attachment

9. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 CheckPoint Type I and Type II Diabetes HCA 240 Entire Course 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 • According to the ADA Web site, 7% of the U.S. population has diabetes, and 30% of thosewith diabetes do not even know they have the disease. Maintaining proper levels of insulin isHCA 240 Health and DiseasesCourse Syllabus Page 24critical for diabetes patients. The means by which insulin can be regulated depends uponwhich type of diabetes a patient has.· Resources: Appendix F, Ch. 13 of Human Diseases, and the American DiabeticsAssociation Web site at http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp· Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum

10. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Exercise Name That Pathogen HCA 240 Final Project Public Awareness and Human Current disease trends in America include dramatic increases in obesity, cardiovasculardiseases, diabetes, strokes, and other age- and lifestyle-related conditions. This suggestsneeds for community • Resource: Name That Pathogen multimedia exercise located on your aXcess page athttp://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

11. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 HCA 240 Week 1 Discussion Question 2  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 diseaseHCA 240 Health and Diseases • Each year in the United States, almost $100 billion dollars are spent on health issues relatedto obesity, and about 300,000 people die of conditions related to obesity (Mulvihill et al.,2006).· Resource:

12. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 HCA 240 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 Resources: p.164 of Human Diseases and the Asthma 101 video· Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum· Watch the Asthma 101 video listed on this week’s Electronic Reserve Reading page byclicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button. • 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

13. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 HCA 240 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 · 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? Whatsymptoms would you be describing to your doctor during an office visit? Post youranswers as if you were a patient. Offer • Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum· Post your response to the following: Select and identify a disease in Ch. 10 that can beprevented or controlled by changes in lifestyle rather than by medications or therapy.What lifestyle changes can individuals

14. hca 240 uopCourse Tutorial HCA 240 Week 7 Discussion Question 1 HCA 240 Week 7 Discussion Question 2 Did you know that 57% of diabetics must check their blood sugar level every day, and 20% ofdiabetics 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 athttp://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp • Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum· Post your response to the following: Describe an example of “abnormal” endocrinefunction by selecting a gland, a hormone it is supposed to release, and how the targetorgans 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 andany other means of explanation

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