We keep getting these pre-lab discussion questions before we even talked about it in lecture and I'm having a really hard time breaking this down. Can someone please help? Not sure what D5 is.. Her blood glucose seems to be high after surgery but as for what physical assessment data I will need to...
Hi Experts, I need help with this project. 1).I need help responding to the following scenario. With at least two references to support the response. Citing all sources used in APA format. A woman delivers a healthy baby just prior to starting a new job at a small manufacturing plant. Within a ...
What are some of the possible health effects that can arise as a patient ages?
Describe the nature and characteristics of metal chelates. Why are they of importance to an EH&S or Medical professionals who utilize them in their careers?
What are three of the test systems used to study the effects of a toxicant on chromosomes, describe each test system, and discuss one advantage or disadvantage of that particular test system.
Describe the mode of action and the microbes they battle for the following antimicrobial drugs: a. amphotericin B b. valacyclovir c. AZT d. protease inhibitors e. tamiflu f. interferon
Describe the cause, source and extent of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, including an opinion on its occurrence and management in Canada and the USA.
What are the key players in an inflammatory response?
From an epidemiological perspective, why are chronic and pervasive environmental toxicological exposures so difficult to investigate? What factors make these types of exposures difficult to assess, and what makes it so difficult to establish patterns of exposure when the exposure is pervasive in the...
1. Describe the function of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) from the hypothalamus. 2. Explain why CRH levels would be low when ACTH levels are high. There is a negative feedback loop that inhibits CRH production when ACTH levels are high. 3. Steroid hormones fall into the lipid soluble cate...
The Kirb-Bauer Disk Diffusion Technique was performed on 2 different Mueller-Hinton Agar plates. One plate had Escherichia Coli spread on it and the other plate has Staphylococcus Epidermidis spread on it. Both plates had ampicillin, penicillin, vancromicin and ethromycin placed on it. What w...
I need assistance with a paper on any disease or condition of the body. The paper must include the following: a thorough description of the disease/condition; current statistics of those affected; explanations on how the various body systems are affected; and any medications/treatments that are ...
Every year a small number of children die from diseases or conditions that develop as a result of vaccines received to protect them. It seems to be an inherent hazard associated with mass preventative inoculation. Is it worth the risk? Can you debate both sides of the issue? Have you had or would yo...
Create a cause and effect flow sheet on MRSA. Must include: - Various factors that lead to frequent outbreaks of MRSA - Stages of disease progression - Clinical indicators of the disease What ever info you find can you leave me a site so i can go back in case there i...
create a list of communicable diseases in the United States and pick a topic Select an infectious disease that is prevalent (or a potential threat) in your locality.stating your rationale for choosing this particular infectious disease. List the objectives and goals of your public educa...
Questions for the Digestive tract 1. Pretend you are a piece of solid food. Describe: a. The process of being chewed. Swallowed, and the events that occur in stomach until you are squirted as chime into the duodenum (secretions, and the digestive process). b. Pretend you are in the duoden...
1. Explain the difference between food intoxication and food infections. 2. In May 2012, a young woman in Georgia was zip lining and fell into a river. A short time later she was hospitalized for a severe life threatening disease, caused by what is commonly referred to as flesh eating bacteria. Wh...
Which are the common anesthetic drugs? What drugs are commonly used to anesthetize a patient undergoing abdominal surgery and why? What are the most common anticonvulsants or tranquilizers used to treat epileptic patients (drugs to prevent seizures)? Discuss the mode of action o...
I need help on writing the following information about a therapeutic drug and a drug of abuse. Focus on Cocaine and Aspirin please. Please provide the following: #1 Common Name #2 Scientific Name #3 Mode of Action / Use #4 Side Effects
"The mechanism of action in which pyridoxine circumvents the human body is by being the precursor to pyridoxal, which functions in the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; pyridoxal also aids in the release of liver and muscle-stored glycogen and in the synthesis of GABA (within the cent...
Please provide insight on how the approach the following scenario: You are on a boat on the west coast of British Columbia, having driven up from Seattle with a group of friends to go fishing over the Easter holidays. You crossed the ferry to Vancouver Island and rent a cruiser for a week out of ...
When considering "desirable" properties (chemical, biological, obtainability, etc.) for a bioweapon; can a mushroom toxin meet this criteria? Please give an example.
Integrative medicine is a way of thinking that applies systems concepts to understand acute and chronic complex disorders. Select a chronic disease such as Diabetes, CVD, obesity or cancer and describe the characteristics of a homeostatic system in both health and in a diseased state. Need to includ...
Select a clinical problem with a genetic component (i.e. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Type I and HLA-DQ) in your area of interest. You can pick an existing paradigm or be creative and speculative. Just pick a gene or loci that has clinical impact for either diagnostic or prognostic reasons....
Explain 3 common factors that influence toxicity of compounds in people. Please list helpful references.
Please give insight on what information can be learned about the toxicity of a chemical from the dose-response curve. Please cite any reference for further review.
In about 500 words, write a summary regarding Melamine in dog, infant formula, and in dairy products.
Many health problems (e.g., heart disease, high cholesterol, Type II diabetes, etc.) may be induced, in part, by an individual's lifestyle. Many of these conditions are treated with medication, although most of these conditions may be effectively treated through dietary and lifestyle changes. This l...
A recent issue that has generated a good deal of controversy is contaminants in children's candy. In April 2004, Orange County Register conducted an investigation and published a six-part story about lead in candy, imported mostly from Mexico. Information regarding the investigation is available...
Antimalarial drugs Artemisin and chloroquine target the same cellular feature in malarial parasite. What is the nature of this cellular feature, describe the role of this part of the cell in the normal life cycle of the parasite. What is the mechanism of action of Arteminsin and choloquine?