Purpose The concepts of epidemiology provide the framework for the study of infectious and chronic diseases, which provides a rich source of data for the analysis of trends in disease and health. This assignment will offer the opportunity to explore the health effects associated with hookahs.  You will identify populations at risk, and to design an educational intervention for your target population.  In addition you will look at what outcomes will be addressed to determine if your interventi...

Week 3: Discussion- Epidemiological Methods and Measurements No unread replies.No replies. Utilizing the list below, choose two research methods. Next, find two articles, one on each of the chosen methods, from the Chamberlain College library, or you may use one that is provided within the course and one you find from the library. The articles should be related to population health and infectious disease, chronic health, occupational health, global health, genomics, or environmental health...

Week 2: Discussion - Epidemiological Methods Consider either the Infectious Disease assignment in Week 5 or the Chronic Health assignment in Week 6. Next, choose a screening method from one of the following web sites that correlates to the topic from either of those assignments: U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Links to an externa...

Go to the end of Chapter 2: Identifying Outcomes, in your Curley course text. Under “Exercises and Discussion Questions” select Exercise 2.5 OR 2.6 and respond in a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences each. You should address each bullet point in the exercise you select. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article from this week’s readings and course textbook. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list. Correct grammar, spellin...

  On December 12, 2011 Connie's daughter Shannon Davis (10/12/1997) has Asthma she needs a three week course of tapering dose of prednisone. She needs 40 mg per day for one week then, 20 mg per day for one week then, 10 mg per day for one week. It comes in 10 mg she should get no refills her address is 444 W. Peachtree Street,  Atlanta, GA 55911 NPI 1405798402 The RX Writing assignment is due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 7. The guidelines and grading rubric are located ...

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to enhance the student’s clinical reasoning, confidence and learning of multiple pharmacological agents through facilitated discussion. Description In Week 6, you will create a PowerPoint Grand Rounds presentation on the topic assigned to you by the faculty member. Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: Describe the most commonly prescribed drugs use in primary care for the chose conditio...

Maria is a 46-year-old woman who presents for her yearly physical examination. Her medical history is notable for borderline hypertension and moderate obesity. Six months ago her fasting lipid profile was normal. Maria report that her mother and brother have diabetes and hypertension. She reports that she knows she should be on a low calorie, low fat diet and exercising but with her full time job and four children, she finds it difficult to exercise, and she eats out most of the time. She is 66"...

Week 3: RX  Kathy James 6/12/1960 comes into your office on July 10, 2001, she has hypertension and she needs a prescription for Metoprolol. She will take 25 mg twice a day it comes in 50 mg tablets she will need a three month supply with refills for six months. She lives at 125 Palm Tree Ln., Dallas, TX 99999NPI 1405798402 This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course syllabus. Solution: Patient Name  Kathy James Date Of  Birth( age of patient)...

Week 3: Discussion Mr. Russell is a 69-year-old male who presents to your clinic with complaints heart palpitations and light headedness on and off for the past month. He has a history of hypertension and is currently prescribed HCTZ. Vital Signs: B/P 159/95, Irregular HR 78, Resp. 20, Weight 99 kilograms Lower extremities with moderate 3+edema noted bilaterally, ABD + BS, Neuro AOX3, Labs: NA 143mEq/L, CL 99 mmol/L BUN 18mg/dL, Hbg 15, TC 234 mg/dL, LDL 137 mg/dL, HDL 35 mg/dL, trig...

Week 2: Discussion Claudia is a 26-year-old mother of two G2P2, she recently delivered her last child 9 months ago, and has been using condoms for birth control for the last 7 months. Today she is requesting a more reliable birth control, she is not sure of her current pregnancy plans, however, she does not wish to discuss sterilization. No religious contraindications for treatment. Previous methods include condoms, and oral contraceptive pills. PMH: positive for mild hypertension with fir...