You may use your textbook and outside sources. If you refer to outside sources, please provide the source of your information as a citation at the end of your answer. Write out your answers in a Word document in paragraph form, numbering each answer that corresponds to the case, and post your solutions to the discussion board. Remember to include the clues and facts you used to solve the puzzles.

1. In this case history, a 49 year-old man handled a parakeet with a respiratory illness on February 7. On March 9, he experienced intense pain in his legs, followed by severe chills and headaches. On March 16, he had chest pains, cough, and diarrhea, and his temperature was 40°C. Appropriate antibiotics were administered on March 17, and his fever subsided within 12 hours. He continued taking antibiotics for 14 days. Identify each period in the pattern of disease that he experienced. Note: The disease is psittacosis. Can you find the etiology?
2. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is prevalent in AIDS patients. In an effort to determine the source of this infection, hospital water systems were sampled. The water contained chlorine. What is the usual method of transmission for Mycobacterium? What is the probable source of infection in hospitals? How can such nosocomial infections be prevented?
Percentage of samples with M. avium
Hot water Cold water 
February 88% February 22%
June 50% June 11%
3. Twenty-one percent of the patients in a large hospital acquired Clostridium difficile diarrhea and colitis during their hospital stay. Epidemiological studies provided the following information. What is the most likely mode of transmission of this bacterium in hospitals? How can transmission be prevented?
Rate of infection for patients:
Single room 7%
Double room 17%
Triple room 26%
Rate of environmental isolations of C. difficile:
Bed rail 10%
Commode 1%
Floor 18%
Call button 6%
Toilet 3%

Hands of hospital personnel after contact with patients that were culture-positive for C. difficile:
Used gloves 0%
Did not use gloves 59%
Had C. difficile before patient contact 3%
Washed with nondisinfectant soap 40%
Washed with disinfectant soap 3%
Did not wash hands 

 

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Health Care Product Paper

Displaying messages 1 – 7 of 7Participants: smartwriter and pisces38pisces382014-04-15 09:01

Hello Smartwriter,

would you like to do my Health Care Product Paper?? its only 4 pages. 

Here is the rubric to the assignment. I need it by 4/19 23:59.

Grading Criteria

Guidelines

Points

Content

Spend time during the week monitoring the print media (e.g., newspapers) and electronic media (e.g., radio, television) for advertising promoting healthcare products.  Then assess the ads in terms of the following ***“headings”:

•Image versus service marketing

•The product being marketed (e.g., good, service, idea, organization)

•The medium being used (e.g., newspaper, magazine, radio, television)

•The placement of the promotional piece (e.g., location in newspaper, time of day for radio spot, cable versus network television)

•The apparent target audience

•The ultimate objective (e.g., improve image, attract new business, increase sales volume)

Your paper should be at least 4 pages not including title page, reference page, figures and tables. 

Organization and development

The parts of the paper should include title page.  Include your name, course number and name, date and my name.  A running head is not required. 

“Include the ****headings listed in the content section above.”       

Font:  Times New Roman, 12.

Margins:  1 inch on top, bottom and sides. 

The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.

Must include a reference page. Ensure you are properly citing and formatting the media in APA format.    

Mechanics

The in-text citations and reference page are consistent with APA Style 6th Edition.  Double-space lines.  Ensure your before and after spacing is set to zero and line spacing is double (this can be found by clicking on paragraph under the home ribbon, MS Word). 

Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.

Please let me know as soon as you can!!?? And how much!!

Thank you!!!

 

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The climate on the earth as a planet has changed many, many times. The concern now is the impact that change can have on the human inhabitants. If the oceans warm a few degrees, what impacts can you see on the landmasses, biologic community, and human populations? The concern about climate change is global. What is Florida doing to educate, mitigate, and adapt to climate change? 

 

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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing the events of cellular respiration and photosynthesis and examine the relationship between the two.

Include the following in your paper:

· For photosynthesis, include a summary of the events in:

o The Light Dependent Reaction

o The Calvin Cycle (Light Independent Reaction)

· For cellular respiration, include a summary of the events in:

o Glycolysis

o Krebs Citric Acid Cycle

o The Electron Transport Chain

· Examine the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

· Write the general formula for photosynthesis.

o Write the general formula for cellular respiration.

Explain the relationship between the two that should be obvious from the formulas.

 

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