Introduction to Health Science. The acronym “VARK” stands for Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic. In Module 2, complete the VARK questionnaire and obtain your results. (Do not purchase anything from the VARK website.) In Module 3, find the interpretation of the VARK results and the description of the learning strategies. For your initial post, reflect on your learning by answering the following questions:

• What was your result?
• Were you surprised?
• When viewing strategies did you find some that you already do?
• Do you see strategies that may help you in the future in your college education?
• Think about the career you want to go into or that you are considering will this result in work in that field? If so how?
• If we had you work in a group on a project what role would you take?

Based on the ACSM Risk Stratification Screening form and 1) identify (mark) risk factors each case has (either positive or negative point), 2) identify what risk stratification category in each case (i.e., low, moderate, and high), and 3) what is your pre-exercise testing recommendation for the client (doctor is needed or not needed during maximal/submaximal pre-exercise test)?

CASE STUDY 1 • A. A is a 38-year-old male sales representative • 5’3”, weight 185 lbs (calculate BMI) • Blood pressure = 150/80 mmHg • Cholesterol = 245 • He volunteers his time as an emergency medical technician on an ambulance crew, which necessitates responding to calls at odd hours. • Smokes recreationally • His father had a double bypass at age 62, and his sister has type II diabetes

 

A 42-year-old patient is 3 days post-op from abdominal cholecystectomy. She is currently taking only antibiotics and hydrocodone. Today she complains of left calf pain just below the knee and states it is swollen, warm, and painful to touch. She denies other symptoms, significant history, or allergies.

• Discuss what questions you would ask the patient, what physical exam elements you would include, and what further testing you would want to have performed.
• In SOAP format, list:
• Pertinent positive and negative information
• Differential and working diagnosis
• The treatment plan, includes pharmacotherapy with complementary and OTC therapy, diagnostics (labs and testing), health education and lifestyle changes, age-appropriate preventive care, and follow-up to this visit.
• Use at least one scholarly source other than your textbook to connect your response to national guidelines and evidence-based research in support of your ideas.

A 24-year-old male college student was presented at the ESU health clinic. He looked tired and pale. He presented because of a high fever and chest pain. He was afraid he was having a heart attack (a bad week of exams). He was examined immediately by the PA and an EKG strip was run. He had no evidence of acute heart problems. The attending physician visited the patient. He obtained the following history from the past 36 hours. The patient had a tight cough. He had significant muscle aches and pains. He had a bad headache and a fever of 101-103F.

The physician ordered a chest X-ray. It did not show any significant consolidated inflammation suggestive of pneumonia. The patient showed significant nasal drainage and a moderately tight, but productive cough on physical exam. He had a fever of 101F and generally inflamed mucous membranes. A rapid Strep test showed no evidence of Streptococcal infection and his tonsils and adenoids had been removed.

1. What type of infection do you believe he has? what microorganism is causing this disease?

2.  From the complaint and physical examination, which of the symptoms lead you to your choice of agent? how did you come to that conclusion?

3. From the history, which of the information confirmed your choice? What is the treatment for this illness/disease?

4. Which of the following is most likely to follow this infection? How did you come to that solution of the treatment? In other words, why is it that treatment?

 

Please reference and cite and also keep both studies separated and numbered! And keep the answered questions and explanation together, about a paragraph for each question. thank you!

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Case study 6

 

A 70-year-old patient with Alzheimer’s disease was brought to the emergency room by the staff of a local nursing home. He presented as lethargic with a sallow complexity. He had an admission temperature of 102.4F and a respiratory rate

of 33/minute. During respiration, the right side of his chest moved better than the left. He showed dense consolidation of the lower lobe of the left lung on physical exam. A sputum sample revealed blood and a greenish color.

A chest x-ray showed tight consolidation of the left lung with evidence of formation of cavities in the lung tissue from cytotoxic damage. The patient complained of chills in the exam room, combined with his fever. A smear of his

sputum demonstrated no acid-fast bacteria.

 

1. What type of infection do you believe he has? what microorganism is causing this disease?

2.  From complaint and physical examination, which of the symptoms lead you to your choice of agent? how did you come to that conclusion?

3. From the history, which of the information confirmed your choice? What is the treatment for this illness/disease?

4. Which of the following is most likely to follow this infection? How did you come to that solution of the treatment? In other words, why is it that treatment?
Please reference and cite and also keep both studies separated and numbered! And keep the answered questions and explanation together, about a paragraph for each question. thank you!