Ken Washington is a 61-year-old who arrives for his routine follow-up visit. Although he has not been diagnosed with hypertension, Ken has a strong family history of hypertension. He is concerned about this history and mentions today that he has had occasional weakness in his left arm and he feels that he has had an […]

DISCUSSION TOPIC: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of HHS, has promulgated regulations as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 that require every employer to provide a health insurance plan that guarantees access to abortion drugs. Some employers, like the Catholic church, consider this requirement to be immoral and to violate their rights […]

Jennifer is a 19-year-old woman. Her height is 65″ and her weight is 138 lb. Laboratory data: glucose, 82 mg/dL; albumin, 4.2 g/dL; cholesterol, 180 mg/dL; potassium, 2.7 mol /L; serum CO2, 31 mol/L. Anthropometric status: Skin folds: triceps, 20 mm; biceps, 7 mm; sub-scapular, 10 mm; suprailia, 13 mm; midarm circumference, 26.7 cm; midarm […]

Janice Nelson, dental assistant for Dr. Grady, is worried about the conversation she had with Dr. Grady this afternoon. He spoke with her privately and expressed concern about her time management practices. He pointed out that Janice had arrived late for work three times in the last two weeks, had left early one day due […]

1. It has been said that vision is necessarily a responsibility of leaders. Why is it important for healthcare organizations to have “keepers of the vision?” 2. Who determines the values of the health care organization? What values do you think should be shared by all healthcare organizations? Why? 3. Why are values referred to […]

Do We Sacrifice Lives to Save the Economy? Reading #1 for the week asks this question. Parts of the article, which seek to relate this point of view for political purposes, have been edited. This is an ethics course, and the politics are not part of this discussion. The author correctly reminds the reader that […]

From table 4.2 in your Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology textbook, pick 2 data sources. For each data source, answer the two questions below: 1. Data source 1 In your words, describe the database including: Does it allow longitudinal analysis; is it publicly available; and what is the age of participants 2. Data source 1 State one pharmacoepidemiology […]

In trying to understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort, and being able to assist in minimizing individuals’ pain and discomfort, Explain the importance of a holistic approach to managing pain and discomfort, Describe different approaches to alleviate pain and discomfort, Outline agreed ways of working that relate to managing pain and discomfort, Describe how […]

In which of the four domains of the social ecological model (recreation, transportation, occupation, household) do you think public money should be most heavily invested, in order to promote physical activity in the general population? Why?

In this time of limited financial resources and reduced government payments for health care services, what are the ethical issues of limiting care? How much uncompensated care can hospitals absorb? Where do people with no resources go for care? What is the state’s responsibility, if any, to ensure health care services? What is the community’s […]