Category: Healthcare

Discuss at least (3) botanicals or herbs in the treatment of illness, prevention of illness, or maintenance of health.

Perform outside research on the use of herbs and botanicals in the treatment of illness. Sources of research are provided in the PowerPoints, readings, and videos. The research can be conducted in person at a botanica shop or health food store or online. Discuss at least (3) botanicals or herbs in the treatment of illness, prevention of illness, or maintenance of health.

What is the CFTR protein and what is its function? What happens if this protein is defective in cystic fibrosis patients?As a doctor, what are three important tests you would order to confirm a CF diagnosis and why?

CF Assignment

Watch the following video and answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvPrk_DslY

What is the CFTR protein and what is its function? What happens if this protein is defective in cystic fibrosis patients?

As a doctor, what are three important tests you would order to confirm a CF diagnosis and why?

If early screening finds a CF mutation in a child, would you recommend genetic counseling for the family? Explain your reasons why.

What is the average or median life expectancy of a cystic fibrosis patient? Today, up to what age can patients live? How is this possible?

Why is the skin of cystic fibrosis patients salty (explain the mechanism)?

Why do CF patients have greasy stools and persistent cough?

What is the bacterial pathogen involved in severe lung infections in later stages of CF?

Watch the following video and answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn0grhu9h4g
Please find information from reliable sources rather than simply from Holly’s account. Include the source link with each answer.

Why does Holly take the following medications? How do they help her deal with CF?
a) Ursodeoxycholic acid

b) Ranitidine

c) Salbutamol inhaler

d) Nebulizer with DNase

Why does Holly take so many antibiotics? What impact may the antibiotics have on Holly’s gut normal flora?

Why are CF patients supposedly able to absorb only about half of the nutrients in food? Does this affect their growth or weight?

12. An analysis of a CF patient’s stool revealed decreased or absent levels of the digestive enzymes (trypsin and chymotrypsin) and high levels of fat. Why?

Although many women with CF are able to conceive, can you think of one factor that may make pregnancy difficult?

The lumacaftor/ivacaftor drug combination has been found to be effective in cystic fibrosis patients. What is the annual cost of this drug to the patient? What is the molecular mechanism by which these drugs bring relief to the cystic fibrosis patient?

What is one future treatment for cystic fibrosis that is promising and explain briefly how it works? Cite your source.

What was your initial impression of the practitioner you will be interviewing? Be sure to include what your next steps will be. For example, how will you be interviewing them?

What was your initial impression of the practitioner you will be interviewing? Be sure to include what your next steps will be. For example, how will you be interviewing them?

How much time will they spend with you? Will they allow you to observe them in a treatment session? Will you visit them once or can you meet with them several times?

How is the Guarani culture contributing to the spread of Chagas disease? As a public health professional, what key steps would need to be taken to address barriers for preventing Chagas disease while still preserving important practices of their culture?

512 Assignment 1
For this week’s assignment, you will need to look for information and answer the following questions:

How is the Guarani culture contributing to the spread of Chagas disease?
As a public health professional, what key steps would need to be taken to address barriers for preventing Chagas disease while still preserving important practices of their culture?

What challenges could a public health professional confront when working on public health projects with indigenous populations like the Guarani?

What are some key components of TCM that are different than westernized medicine?

Why would it be difficult to collect scientific evidence to show the effectiveness of TCM?

How many traditional Chinese views of the body and illness clash with modern medicine?

How are the three primary forces, also known as the doshas, connected to health and illness?

What are some similarities between Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine?

How would Ayurveda shape the way Indian’s think about their body in health and illness?

How are traditional African perceptions regarding health and illness affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS in Mozambique?

When developing HIV/AIDS programming in Africa, why should the community always be involved? Should traditional healers also play a role?

When should public health professionals try to change traditional African cultures and beliefs and when should they not?

What characteristics surrounding the Grisi Siknis illness make it a culture bound syndrome?

As a public health professional, how would you address the prevention of this illness

What perceptions regarding health and illness are leading the Miskito Indians to be affected by Grisi Siknis?

Who were the stakeholders in this process?Why do they hold an interest?

Summary Post for Module 4 Discourse Dev – Its All About Who You Know

Who were the stakeholders in this process?

Why do they hold an interest?

Do they want to see change? (If yes, they represent “enabling forces.”)

Do they want to stop or prevent change? (If yes, they represent “constraining forces.”)

What are 2-3 major obstacles that still remain, and why are they still an issue, even decades since this Declaration (4 points)?

Quiz 1

1. Declaration of Alma Ata (1978) stated that “Primary health care is essential health care…made universally accessible…at a cost that the community and country can afford…” with the goal of “Health for All” by 2000. As we know, this goal has yet to be achieved in 2022. What are 2-3 major obstacles that still remain, and why are they still an issue, even decades since this Declaration (4 points)?

1a. 2-3 obstacles that still remain (2 points)

1b. Why do these obstacles persist today? (2 points)

2. If you were currently the head of the World Health organization, these are two action items you would plan and implement to address these obstacles (6 points). Please provide 1 reference to support each action item proposed:

2a Action item #1 (action item 2 points; reference/rationale 1 point)

2b Action item #2 (action item 2 points; reference/rationale 1 point)

Why do you think that the correlation looks weak in the scatter plot, when in fact the correlation is strong?Use the XLMiner app to determine the logistic correlation for the data. Does the p-value suggest a strong or weak correlation?

Choosing Regression Models

Using Excel’s trendline feature, find which type of model best fits the data, going by the r-value.

Find the equation of the trendline and use it to predict the value of Y corresponding to an X-value of 2.5.

According to the scatter plot, which model explains better the relation of the response to pain on obesity: linear, exponential, quadratic, or logarithmic?

According to the best regression model, what is the response to pain expected for a person with obesity of 50%? Is this prediction reliable?

According to the best regression model, what is the expected pain threshold for a person with obesity of 4.5%? Is this prediction reliable?

Create a scatter plot of the data in Excel. Based on the scatter plot alone, does the (logistic) correlation between SBP and 10-year CHD appear strong or weak?

Use the XLMiner app to determine the logistic correlation for the data. Does the p-value suggest a strong or weak correlation?

Why do you think that the correlation looks weak in the scatter plot, when in fact the correlation is strong?

Use the output from Excel to determine the equation of the best-fit logistic curve. You may want to revisit the video (Links to an external site.) to see how to do this.

Discuss here the validity of the research such as factors such as did the research take place in just a rural or urban environment?

Has the implementation of Public access defibrillators impacted survival rates of cardiac arrest patients in the UK:Discuss?

Describe here the difference between primary and secondary research. Discuss here the validity of the research such as factors such as did the research take place in just a rural or urban environment?

How long the study took place? Did the research take place in an affluent or poor environment? And how would these factors affect the results and validity of the findings.

Discuss the difference here between quantitative (numeric values) and qualitative research (opinions)