Explain whether each of the following examples is a food infection or intoxication. What is the probable etiological agent in each case? 

Answer Clinical Application Questions 1-3 for Chapter 15 on page 450. Answers should be submitted in a word document with any associated references used.

1) On July 8, a woman was given an antibiotic for presumptive sinusitis. However, her condition worsened, and she was unable to eat for 4 days because of severe pain and tightness for the jaw. On July 12, she was admitted to a hospital with severe facial spasms. She reported that on July 5, she had incurred a puncture wound at the base of her big toe; she cleaned the wound but did not seek medical attention. What caused her symptoms? Was her condition due to an infection or an intoxication? Can she transmit this condition to another person?

2) Explain whether each of the following examples is a food infection or intoxication. What is the probable etiological agent in each case?

a) Eighty-two people who ate shrimp in Louisiana developed diarrhea, nausea, headache, and fever from 4 hours to 2 days after eating

b) Two people in Vermont who ate barracuda caught in florida developed malaise, nausea, blurred vision, breathing difficulty, and numbness 3 to 6 hours after eating.

3) Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are normally more susceptible to infections. However, a patient receiving an anti tumor drug that inhibited cell division was resistant to salmonella. Provide a possible mechanism for the resistance.

What problem are associated with the use of live attenuated vaccines?

Answer Critical Thinking Questions 1-3 for Chapter 18 on page 526 and Clinical Application Question 1-4 for Chapter 19 on page 557. Answers should be submitted in a word document with any associated references used. 

Answer Critical Thinking Questions 1-3 for Chapter 18 on page 526 and

1) What problem are associated with the use of live attenuated vaccines?

2) Many of the serological tests require a supply of antibodies against pathogens. For example, to test for Salmonella, anti-Salmonella antibodies are mixed with the unknown bacterium. How these antibodies obtained?

3) A test for antibodies against Treponema pallidum uses the antigen cardiolipin and patient’s serum (Suspected of having antibodies). Why do the antibodies react with cardiolipin? What is the disease?

Clinical Application Question 1-4 for Chapter 19 on page 557

1) Fungal infections such as athlete’s foot are chronic. These fungi degrade skin Keratin but are not invasive and do not produce toxins. Why do you suppose that many of the symptoms of a fungal infection are due to hypersensitivity to the fungus?

2) After working in a mushroom farm for several months, a worker develops these hives, edema, and swelling lymph node

a) What do these symptoms indicate?

b) What mediators cause these symptoms?

c) How many sensitivities to a particular antigen be determined?

d) Other employees do not appear to have any immunological reactions. What could explain this?

(Hint: The allergen is conidiophores from molds growing in the mushroom farm)

3) Physicians administering live, attenuated mumps and measles vaccines prepared in chick embryos are instructed to have epinephrine available. Epinephrine will not treat these viral infections. What is the purpose of keeping this drug on hand?

4) A woman with blood type A+ once received a transfusion of AB+ blood. When she carried a type B+ fetus, the developed hemolytic disease of the newborn. Explain why this fetus developed this condition even though another type B+ fetus in a different type A+ mother was normal

What is the social problem   

 In sociology, it is important to understand how to analyze a social problem using the micro and macro analytic perspectives. This assignment will help you learn this skill. In an essay (1,000-1,500 words) you will analyze the problem of equity in education

1. Problem Statement about Equity in Education 

What is the social problem

2. Vision of Change and Goal Clarification 

What is the envisioned change as it relates to the social problem of Equity in Education?

3. Historical Background and Current Conditions

What contextual factors influence this social problem?

4. Possible Directions to Achieve Desired Change 

What is needed to achieve the vision of change and address the identified social problem?

5. Future Prospects: Suggested Strategies to Alleviate the Problem (200-300 words)

Post a brief explanation of why theory is important in the practice of public health. Then explain two ways you will incorporate theory into your public health campaign (PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE)  and why.

Due 3/8/18 5p.m EST PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN

Public Health Discussion “Prescription Drug Overdose”

APA format minimum 3 references

 

Discussion: The use of  Theory in PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE

Using a theory in the development of a public health campaign (PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE) is important for a variety of reasons. First, it helps to answer why and how people behave the way they do and what motivates them to change. Second, it guides you in developing a campaign by helping you understand what issues are critical to address. Third, it guides you in determining what strategies are most effective to reach multiple populations. Finally, it serves as a guide to individual behavior and it can help you determine what type of behavior change you are looking to achieve and how your public health campaign can influence that change (Glanz, Rimer & Viswanath, 2015). For this Discussion, consider why theory is important in public health practice (PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE) and how you might apply theory to the development of your public health campaign

Post a brief explanation of why theory is important in the practice of public health. Then explain two ways you will incorporate theory into your public health campaign (PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE)  and why.

 

Discuss why it is important to identify disparities between and within different racial and ethnic groups of women.

Read the article, Of disparities and diversity: Where are we? by Gloria Sarto, M.D., PhD.

In a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document, provide your answers for the questions given below:

Provide a brief summary of the article.

Explain how this article has contributed to your understanding of health disparities experienced by women.

Discuss why it is important to identify disparities between and within different racial and ethnic groups of women.

Explain why African American women have a higher mortality rate from breast cancer although their Caucasian female counterparts have a higher incidence rate. Cite at least two additional articles to support your explanation.

Identify the strategies that are in place to decrease the health disparities of all women.

Submission Details:

Support your responses with example

Cite any sources in APA format

What additional questions would you ask to learn more about his cough?How Would you classify his cough based on the duration to help with the diagnosis?*What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you with your diagnosis?

No Plagiarism please

Will need minimum of 300 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new romans, font 12, (3 references with intext citations)

Case and Discussion

A 60-year-old man comes to your office because of a persistent cough that has been bothering him for the past 3 months. His cough is dry and is more frequent during the evenings. He also notes frequent nasal congestion, especially when he is exposed to dust and cold weather. He reports no hemoptysis, weight loss, wheezing, fever, or changes in his appetite.

*What additional questions would you ask to learn more about his cough?How Would you classify his cough based on the duration to help with the diagnosis?*What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you with your diagnosis?

include the diagnostics as well as the pharmacological management and rationale related to the differentials.

Support your discussion with evidence-based research.

What can nurses do to facilitate timely detection of disorders within an early-discharge system of health care delivery?

Early discharge can inhibit the ability of health care providers to detect physiologic alterations in the newborn that could benefit from treatment before permanent damage occurs. What can nurses do to facilitate timely detection of disorders within an early-discharge system of health care delivery?

Provide your response in an APA formatted summary.

Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a tuberculosis (TB) patient;

No Plegarism please, assignment will be checked with Turnitin. 

Will need minimum of 3 pages, title, and reference page APA Style, double spaced, times new romans, font 12, and and 3 references with intext citations.

Tuberculosis:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be transmitted in virtually any setting. Clinicians should be aware that transmission has been documented in healthcare settings where healthcare workers and patients come in contact with persons with infection.

• Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a tuberculosis (TB) patient;

• Explain the main goals of a TB infection control program;

• Discuss the three levels of an effective TB infection control program;

• Explain the purpose and the characteristics of a TB airborne infection isolation room; and

• Describe the circumstances when respirators and surgical masks should be used.