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1. Topic: Hormones
What is the relationship between weight reduction and hormones? What happens in the body when one hormone is not in correct balance with the others?
How can MAs apply this knowledge to support patients wanting or needing to lose weight?
2. Topic: Osteoporosis
What is the connection between the endocrine system and osteoporosis? What population is affected the greatest by osteoporosis? How can you apply the knowledge of the endocrine system to caring for patients with osteoporosis?
3. Topic: Personal Experience
Do you know anyone diagnosed with a type of diabetes? Or have you been diagnosed? Share any personal experiences or thoughts of diabetes treatment and impact on lifestyle. If you don't have any personal experience, how might a diagnosis affect your activities of daily living?
4. Topic: Cultural Influences
Diabetes is in part controlled with diet and nutritional counseling. How can cultural or regional influences affect the patient's health and management of diabetes? For example, a southern African-American, a Muslim immigrant from Pakistan, a vegetarian, a single twenty year old, etc. All of these patient cultural, religious, or lifestyle choices can impact their diabetes and overall health. How can a MA provide effective patient care while considering these influences?
5. Topic: Medical Emergencies
Responding to a medical emergency requires confidence and the knowledge to quickly assess the patient and determine the required intervention. Presuming, you have never responded to a medical emergency before, how do you think you will act? With confidence or stressed and anxious?List two or three best practices to remain calm and confident.
6.Topic: Heat Stroke
Student athlete fatality from heat stroke is being reported in the media more every year. What are the signs and symptoms of heat stroke?
What are heat stroke preventions you could tell patients and parents?
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