Assignment
A. Give a description of a patient with an infection (e.g., influenza, MRSA, staph infection), and identify how the body would respond to that infection.
B. Give a description of a disorder affecting muscles or connective tissues, and identify the type of disorder described.
C. Give a description of a condition involving the integumentary system (e.g., dermatitis, eczema, decubitus ulcers, fungal infections, parasites, and benign and malignant skin neoplasms) and then identify what the description is.
D. Distinguishes between transient ischemic cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) and hemorrhagic CVAs
E. Identifies causes of peripheral neurologic disorders (e.g., diabetes, vitamin deficiency, cancers, toxicity).
F. distinguish the signs and symptoms among types of hematoma, subdural hematoma, and head trauma
G. Match the symptoms of degenerative nerve disorders that best represent them.
H. Identify differences between disorders that cause vision loss (e.g., glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal detachment).
I. Identify differences between disorders that cause hearing loss (e.g., Meniere disease, trauma, genetic birth defects, and untreated ear infections).
J. Identify characteristics of given blood vessel disorders (i.e., aneurysm, thrombus, and embolus).
K. identify the differences among atherosclerosis, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and heart dysrhythmias.
L. Identify the differences between congestive heart failure, valvular heart diseases, endocarditis, and pericarditis.
M. Identify differences between benign and malignant hypertension.
N. Give a description of anemia, identify the type described (i.e., folic acid anemia, pernicious anemia, iron-deficiency anemia, and aplastic anemia).
O. Identify differences between diseases that are infectious and diseases that are communicable.
P. Identify which infections are upper tract infections (i.e., allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, epiglottitis, and infectious mononucleosis) and which are lower tract infections (i.e., bronchitis, pneumonia, and legionnaires).
Q. Identify the conditions (i.e., chronic asthma, bronchiectasis, silicosis, pulmonary emphysema, and pulmonary tuberculosis) that can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
R. Explain complications and variations of renal disorders and injury.
S. Identify common characteristics of endocrine systems disorders.
T. identify common characteristics of conditions affecting the male and female reproductive systems.
U. identify common treatments used to treat male reproductive cancers (prostate and testicular).
V. Identify the common characteristics of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).