Entries by Daphne Hanson

Explaining self-tests

Select one of the self-tests from either Chapter seven or Chapter nine and teach the class how to work each of the problems in the self-test you selected. Make sure to identify the chapter and self-test you present and tell the class the details about what calculations you used to arrive at your answers.  Write […]

Reducing systolic blood pressure

A study is run to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise program in reducing systolic blood pressure in patients with pre-hypertension (defined as a systolic blood pressure between 120-139 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure between 80-89 mmHg). A total of fifteen patients with pre-hypertension enroll in the study, and their systolic blood pressures are measured. […]

Clinical preventive services

Please choose and state a focus area, or objective from either Healthy People 2020/2030 or Healthy People New Jersey 2020. Alternatively, you may wish to choose a New Jersey State Health Assessment Data  Health Indicator. Based on that choice please respond to the following: 1. Please discuss what you feel to be the determinants of […]

Advance state of lung cancer

Situation: 10-year-old Siani is in a far advance state of lung cancer. While her heart and kidneys are still functioning, she was in a stuporous state in the last three days. Her parents do not see the point of doing active medical interventions anymore. They requested that her Total parenteral nutrition be stopped now and […]

Public health issue

For optional extra credit, please write a letter to an elected official about a public health issue that you feel strongly about. These letters are relatively short and always straight to the point. The content of your letter should be at least 250 words. For the purposes of the assignment, it doesn’t matter who the official is, but they should […]