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HCA 240 Entire Course (2 Sets)

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
HCA 240 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 1
HCA 240 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 2
HCA 240 WEEK 5 Discussion Question 1

HCA 240 Week 1 CheckPoint Nutrition and the Food Pyramid

(2 Sets)

Resources: Appendix B, the My Pyramid Plan calculator Web site a

t
http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx, and the U.S De
partment of
Agriculture: Dietary Supplements Web site
Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum]
Use Appendix B to identify patterns in nutrition essentials from bi
rth through old age in
Part A. Describe health consequences when nutrition requirement
s are not met in Part B.
Post Appendix B as an attachment.

HCA 240 Week 1 DQ 1(2 Sets)

Each year in the United States, almost $100 billion dollars are spen
t on health issues related
to obesity, and about 300,000 people die of conditions related to o
besity (Mulvihill et al.,
2006).
Resource: Why Weight Matters video
Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum]
Watch the Why Weight Matters video listed on this weeks Electro
nic Reserve Reading
page by clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.
Post your response to the following: As you observed

HCA 240 Week 1 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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 Huntingtons disease
HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 12
o Achondroplasia
o Cystic fibrosis
o Sickle cell anemia
o Phenylketonuria
o Down syndrome
Navigate to the healthfinder Web site.

HCA 240 Week 2 Assignment HIV AIDS An Overview (2 Sets

)

HCA 240 Health and Diseases

Course Syllabus Page 14
Fourteen percent of the population in Nairobi, Kenya is infected wi
th the HIV virus. The rate is
even higher in the Kenyan military at 20%. (Mulvihill et al., 2006)
Resource: Ch. 2 of Human Diseases
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Compose a 1,300- to 1,450-word paper in APA format that provid
es an overview of

HCA 240 Week 2 CheckPoint 1 Functions of Immunity (2 Set

s)

Resources: Appendix C and the Inflammatory Response multimed

ia activity located on
aXcess 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 multimed
ia activity at the same
time.
Complete the Inflammatory Response activity first; do not close t
he activity. You are
required to enter information from the completed activity into App
endix C.

HCA 240 Week 2 CheckPoint 2 Cancer Patient Information S

heet (2 Sets)

Resources: American Cancer Society (ACS) Web site at

http://www.cancer.org and the
National 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 ch
oice, using either
Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Refer to the American Cancer S
ociety and the National
Cancer Institute Web sites for information on your selected form o
f cancer.

HCA 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Cardiovascular Disease Intervi

ew (2 Sets)

Resources: Appendix D, and the What is Congestive Heart Failure?

and Can
Cardiovascular Disease be Prevented? videos
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Watch the What is Congestive Heart Failure? and Can Cardiovascu
lar Disease be
Prevented? videos listed on this weeks Electronic Reserve Reading
page by clicking the
orange WATCH VIDEO button.
Complete Appendix D.
Post Appendix D as an attachment

HCA 240 Week 3 DQ 1(2 Sets)

In 1964, 44% of the American population smoked. By 2002, the per

centage of Americans that
smoke had been cut in half (Mulvihill et al., 2006). Many states hav
e banned smoking in
public buildings, and some states have either banned or are consid
ering a ban on smoking in
a car when young children are present.
Resource: Smoking and COPD: Some Common Questions article
Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum

HCA 240 Week 3 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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 weeks Electronic Reser
ve Reading page by
clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.
Post your response to the following: Answer question #3 under C
ases for Critical
Thinking on p.164 of the text. As you read others posts, state whe
ther you agree or
disagree with their answers and explain why. Share stories of famo
us people or people
you know personally to help illustrate your opinion

HCA 240 Week 4 Assignment Blood Disorders (2 Sets)

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:
o Amy, a 4-year-old Caucasian female, has been complaining of bei
ng tired all the
time. She is pale and a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom wit
h a small budget
to feed a large family. Amy only eats pasta, breads, and hot dogs, a
nd drinks only

HCA 240 Week 4 CheckPoint 1 Blood Bank Supervisor (2 Set

s)

Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases and the glossary located on th

e text companion
Web 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 by
selecting any chapter, then selecting Audio Glossary on the left sid
e of the page. Use
both resources to research your answer.
Post your response to the following: You are the supervisor for th
e Axia College Blood

HCA 240 Week 5 CheckPoint Diagnosis and Treatment (2 Se

ts)

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 w
eeks Discussion
Question 2. Choose a discussion in which you did not participate.
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Course Syllabus Page 20
Post your 250- to 300-word response to the following:
o Describe the medical equipment and procedures involved in

HCA 240 Week 5 DQ 1(2 Sets)

Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum

Post your response to the following: Select and identify a disease
in Ch. 10 that can be
prevented or controlled by changes in lifestyle rather than by medi
cations or therapy.
What lifestyle changes can individuals implement to prevent or con
trol the disease? What
factors would make the lifestyle changes difficult to accomplish? Pr
opose strategies to
overcome those factors. Finally, which would you chooselifestyle
change or

HCA 240 Week 5 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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 choi
ce covered in Ch.
10. What would it be like if you were a patient suffering from the di
sease? What
symptoms would you be describing to your doctor during an office
visit? Post your
answers as if you were a patient. Offer enough information for doc
tors to narrow
down your condition to one or two disorders, but be vague enough
to sound like a

HCA 240 Week 6 Assignment High School STD Presentation

(2 Sets)

Teenagers and young adults ages 15-24 account for 48% of sexuall
y transmitted diseases
(STDs) diagnosed (Mulvihill et al., 2006). Education is one of the we
apons that can be used
to 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 Microsof
t PowerPoint

HCA 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Kidney Failure (2 Sets)

Resource: Ch. 11 of Human Diseases

Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
Answer questions 1-8 below. In each scenario, the patient is expe
riencing renal failure.
Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones, a 68-year-old female, un
derwent openheart
surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first
day
postoperatively, it was noted that she had very little urine output.
1. What is happening to Ms. Joness kidneys, and why is it causing t
he observed

HCA 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Type I and Type II Diabetes (2

Sets)

According to the ADA Web site, 7% of the U.S. population has diabe
tes, and 30% of those
with diabetes do not even know they have the disease. Maintaining
proper levels of insulin is
HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 24
critical for diabetes patients. The means by which insulin can be re
gulated depends upon
which type of diabetes a patient has.

HCA 240 Week 7 DQ 1(2 Sets)

Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
Post your response to the following: Describe an example of abn
ormal endocrine
function by selecting a gland, a hormone it is supposed to release,
and how the target
organs are affected when that specific endocrine process does not
function properly.
How would you explain the process to a younger patient? Offer at l
east one analogy and

HCA 240 Week 7 DQ 2(2 Sets)

Did you know that 57% of diabetics must check their blood sugar l
evel every day, and 20% of
diabetics that require medication dont take it because they cant af
ford it (Mulvihill et al.,
2006)?
Resource: Diabetes statistics on the American Diabetics Associatio
n (ADA) Web site at
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp
Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
Visit the ADA Web site and review diabetes statistics.

HCA 240 Week 8 Assignment Mental Illness Paper (2 Sets)

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 ADHD
o Anxiety disorder (select only one): panic disorder, general anxiet
y disorder (GAD),
any phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-tr
aumatic stress
disorder (PTSD)

HCA 240 Week 8 CheckPoint Nervous System Diseases (2 Se

ts)
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 ans
wering the questions in
Appendix G.
Post Appendix G as an attachment

HCA 240 week 9 Capstone DQ (2 Sets)

Imagine the changes a head nurse that has worked at the same ho
spital over the last 45
years has seen. From advances in organ transplants to the HIV/AID
S crisis, the health care
delivery industry must continually re-invent itself in order to provi
de effective service to
patients.
Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum
Post your response to the following: How do disease trends impa
ct the delivery of health
care services, such as treatment options and resources available to
the public?

HCA 240 Week 9 Final Project My Proposal for a New System

(2 Sets)

Current disease trends in America include dramatic increases in ob

esity, cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, strokes, and other age- and lifestyle-related con
ditions. This suggests
needs for community organizations to provide education and exer
cise programs for all ages;
for employers to provide incentives for participation in health mai
ntenance and wellness
programs, gyms and exercise programs; and for hospitals to provid
e adequate follow-up
instruction after discharge.

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