Medical Pathophysiology

I have been progressing fairly well on my learning goals for semester 1, from the beginning of semester 1 until now from learning about anatomy to physiology and to hands on techniques. I cant believe my own self that in such little time that I have learnt so much. One of the things I have learned so far is the muscles origin and insertion following the bones of the body this allowed me to apply my knowledge on hands on experience such as palpation of the bones and muscles. Another thing I learned in this semester is from physiology class learning about the cardiovascular system and blood flow this allowed me to apply my knowledge from that into my clinical assessment for taking blood pressure and vitals for a patient. Overall I think my learning

Three things I learned in class this year include the topics of the skeletal system, injuries, and the digestive system. The first thing I learned was on the topic of the skeletal system, specifically I learned about all the bones in the body and the purpose of bones. The second thing I

So far, I have identified and classified my learning needs in three categories. The first, category A, contains the topics that I know very well from theory classes and clinical experience. This category contains: health assessment, infection prevention and control, patient’s safety, pain management, medication administration, palliative care, surgery, emergency nursing, medical-surgical conditions, and diabetes. The second, category B, contains the information where I have some knowledge gaps: neurological disorders and trauma, cardiovascular system, ECG readings, endocrine system disorders,

I have written to you today to express my sincere interest in joining the Veteran Affairs San Diego accredited Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) residency program. I recently had the distinct pleasure of getting to learn more about your program at California Society of Health- System Pharmacists (CSHP). I came away impressed with the opportunities offered at VA San Diego pharmacy residency program.

Nephrotic Syndrome, is when there is an increased in glomerular basement membrane permeability. This causes an excess loss of protein in the urine known as proteinuria. Congenital, idiopathic and secondary are forms of Nephrotic syndrome. Congenital nephrotic syndrome is rare, can be inherited and usually occur in Finnish families. Nephrotic syndrome is consider secondary if it occurs secondary to diseases like diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, also known as minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) occurs mostly in kids with 70% occurring in kid 5 years old and younger. This paper will be focusing on MCNS (Kyle & Carman, 2013).

This course has widened my knowledge from each of the different units we have learnt about. For example studying effective communication will empower me to communicate effectively with children, parents, carers and other health professionals professionally and in an understanding manner. I have also started using effective communication skills at work as a sales assistant for example I do not say the first thing that comes into my head but instead I take a moment and pay close attention to what the customer say and how they say it before I respond. However a unit such as anatomy and physiology has especially captivated me. Studying the human body about the different muscles, bones, tissues and systems it has for example the digestive system is fascinating as I now have a clear understanding on how the human body

“Med term scramble” tests your knowledge of medical terminology at a higher level. However, in comparison to “medical quiz app” there were more questions that were slightly off topic. An important component of medical terminology is correct spelling, “med term scramble” incorporates this aspect. Although “medical quiz app” follows a multiple-choice structure, the answers are frequently similar, so students need to know the difference between analogous words. Conclusively, “medical quiz app” delivered the most relevant material to benefit students studying medical

I hope to become knowledgeable through this program. I know this program will push me mentally in order to unlock untapped potential. Gaining experience in difficult classes will give me an upper-hand in these courses when I have to take them in the future. It will allow me to go into these classes with more confidence and I will be more likely to have a successful outcome. Not only will it expose me to the normal classes but it will also expose me to medical specific course as well.

This course is very helpful and essential for my future. Skills learned in medical terminology will help me pass and complete the CMA exam by remembering word parts and how they are put together to form a word. For example, if I was to get stuck on a word on the exam, I would just break the word down and remember to define each word part to figure out what it means. Learning medical terminology will always stay with me through my life and career and will always be helpful in any situation. Whether I’m helping someone with their homework, to talking to my physician. It is very important to know medical terminology speaking and writing effectively. Medical terminology is universal to the healthcare and medical industry. It’s like they have their own language and it helps us understand completely what is happening or what needs to be done to help a patient. People that work in the medical field who doesn’t recognize med terms will be lost in their field of work and could potentially hurt a patient. Knowing the language, I feel confident in my future classes and my

The lower respiratory tract includes brochial tress, the small bronchioles, and the alveoli. The gas exchanges happen in alveoli at the end of the bronchioles. Some disease such as COPD, Asthma, or other obstruction airways than can affect the lower respiratory tract. Medication that is used to treat lower respiratory tract disorder like sympathomimetics, anticholinergics, inhaled steroid, lung surfactants, and mast cell stabilizers will be discussed.

During the fifties it was an ethical as well as a racial problem in the medical field of medicine. Blacks were treated like second class citizens, not people more like things.” The public wards at Hopkins were filled with patients, most of them black and unable to pay their medical bills. David drove Henrietta nearly twenty miles to get there, not because they preferred it, but because it was the only major hospital for miles that treated blacks.”

As a teaching strategy, case studies encourage students to analyze, synthesize and integrate information, in addition to, building on reasoning, problem-solving, judgment formation, weighing pros and cons, and critically evaluating solutions (Davis, 2009). In addition, case studies illustrate a general problem through a realistic situation that requires the students to examine background information, facts, conflicts, dilemmas and events as they happen until they require a decision or action, which often times has more than one solution (Davis, 2009).

Learning medical terminology is very similar to learning a new language. Everything is all new especially when you are not use to speaking anything medically; the language will come naturally when you learn the terms, and know them. You have to know and learn how to speak them fluently. Knowing them will come from studying and learning them but speaking them correctly is going to take time and practice. I plan to know them by practicing on speaking the medical terms, words, and procedures by making flash cards and listening to the medical terms and everything I learn medically. You want to make sure you can at least explain what you are trying to say while transitioning to the medical language and knowing the basic is not going to cut it since

It is important for all healthcare professionals to understand medical terminology because this is the bulk of our job to interact with our patients and understand their medical needs. With that being said in order to fully fulfill our patients needs we must be knowledgeable about our job. Understanding terminology’s structure and construction help me to understand medical terms because by knowing what the prefixes, root, suffixes of the words mean then when we put these things all together it will be easy for us to know what that word means and how to use it in relation to the human

Learning new words can be daunting especially with words that are pertaining to the body such as medical terminology. I was in a medical program in high school and I always had difficulties when it comes to learning medical terminology. My prayers were answered when my teacher introduced us to the Basic Word Structure chapter, which the first chapter of this course. I have learned how to break down each part of a word and find the meaning of each part such as the prefix, suffix, root and what the combining form of the word mean. Throughout this course I plan to use the same concept which is to learn the structure of the words such as the prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations and try to master at memorizing the terms that are pertaining to the body.