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HCA 240 Entire Course (2 Sets)

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HCA 240 Assignment: Blood Disorders
HCA 240 Exercise: Name That Pathogen
HCA 240 CheckPoint: Nervous System Diseases
HCA 240 CheckPoint: Nutrition and the Food
Pyramid
HCA 240 CheckPoint 2: Radio Ad
HCA 240 WEEK 1 Discussion Question 1
HCA 240 WEEK 1 Discussion Question 2
HCA 240 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 1
HCA 240 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 2
HCA 240 WEEK 5 Discussion Question 1
HCA 240 WEEK 5 Discussion Question 2
HCA 240 WEEK 7 Discussion Question 1

HCA 240 Week 1 CheckPoint Nutrition and the

Food Pyramid (2 Sets)
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Resources: Appendix B, the My Pyramid Plan
calculator Web site at
Agriculture: Dietary Supplements Web site
Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum]
Use Appendix B to identify patterns in nutrition
essentials from birth through old age in
Part A. Describe health consequences when
nutrition requirements are not met in Part B.
Post Appendix B as an attachment.

HCA 240 Week 1 DQ 1(2 Sets)

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Each year in the United States, almost $100 billion
dollars are spent on health issues related
to obesity, and about 300,000 people die of
conditions related to obesity (Mulvihill et al.,
2006).
Resource: Why Weight Matters video
Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum]
Watch the Why Weight Matters video listed on this
weeks Electronic Reserve Reading
page by clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.
Post your response to the following: As you
observed in this weeks Why Weight Matters

HCA 240 Week 1 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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Resource: healthfinder Web site at
http://healthfinder.gov/
Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum]
Select a genetic disorder from the list below.
o Huntingtons disease
HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 12
o Achondroplasia
o Cystic fibrosis
o Sickle cell anemia
o Phenylketonuria
o Down syndrome

HCA 240 Week 2 Assignment HIV AIDS An Over

view (2 Sets)
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HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 14
Fourteen percent of the population in Nairobi,
Kenya is infected with the HIV virus. The rate is
even higher in the Kenyan military at 20%.
(Mulvihill et al., 2006)
Resource: Ch. 2 of Human Diseases
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Compose a 1,300- to 1,450-word paper in APA
format that provides an overview of
HIV/AIDS. Address the following:
o Explain the difference between HIV and AIDS.
o Describe various ways HIV can be transmitted.

HCA 240 Week 2 CheckPoint 1 Functions of Imm

unity (2 Sets)
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Resources: Appendix C and the Inflammatory
Response multimedia activity located on
aXcess at
http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca240/nail_in_foo
t.html
Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum
Open both Appendix C and the Inflammatory
Response multimedia activity at the same
time.
Complete the Inflammatory Response activity first;
do not close the activity. You are
required to enter information from the completed
activity into Appendix C.

HCA 240 Week 2 CheckPoint 2 Cancer Patient I

nformation Sheet (2 Sets)
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Resources: American Cancer Society (ACS) Web
site at http://www.cancer.org and the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site at
http://www.cancer.gov
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Create a patient information sheet for a type of
cancer of your choice, using either
Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Refer to the
American Cancer Society and the National
Cancer Institute Web sites for information on your
selected form of cancer.

HCA 240 Week 3 CheckPoint Cardiovascular Dis

ease Interview (2 Sets)
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Resources: Appendix D, and the What is Congestive
Heart Failure? and Can
Cardiovascular Disease be Prevented? videos
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Watch the What is Congestive Heart Failure? and
Can Cardiovascular Disease be
Prevented? videos listed on this weeks Electronic
Reserve Reading page by clicking the
orange WATCH VIDEO button.
Complete Appendix D.
Post Appendix D as an attachment

HCA 240 Week 3 DQ 1(2 Sets)

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In 1964, 44% of the American population smoked.
By 2002, the percentage of Americans that
smoke had been cut in half (Mulvihill et al., 2006).
Many states have banned smoking in
public buildings, and some states have either
banned or are considering a ban on smoking in
a car when young children are present.
Resource: Smoking and COPD: Some Common
Questions article

HCA 240 Week 3 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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Resources: p.164 of Human Diseases and the
Asthma 101 video
Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
Watch the Asthma 101 video listed on this weeks
Electronic Reserve Reading page by
clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.
Post your response to the following: Answer
question #3 under Cases for Critical
Thinking on p.164 of the text. As you read others
posts, state whether you agree or
disagree with their answers and explain why. Share
stories of famous people or people
you know personally to help illustrate your opinion

HCA 240 Week 4 Assignment Blood Disorders (

2 Sets)
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Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases, the WebMD
Web site at http://www.webmd.com,
and the drkoop Web site at
http://www.drkoop.com
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Read each of the following three scenarios:
o Amy, a 4-year-old Caucasian female, has been
complaining of being tired all the
time. She is pale and a picky eater. Her mother is a
single mom with a small budget
to feed a large family. Amy only eats pasta, breads,
and hot dogs, and drinks only
artificial fruit punch.

HCA 240 Week 4 CheckPoint 1 Blood Bank Supe

rvisor (2 Sets)
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Resources: Ch. 8 of Human Diseases and the
glossary located on the text companion
Web site at
http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_mulvihill_humandisea
se_6
Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum
Refer to Ch. 8 of the text and navigate to the
glossary on the text companion Web site by
selecting any chapter, then selecting Audio Glossary
on the left side of the page. Use
both resources to research your answer.
Post your response to the following: You are the
supervisor for the Axia College Blood

HCA 240 Week 4 CheckPoint 2 Radio Ad (2 Set

s)
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Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
Post your response to the following: Write a 150to 200-word script for a radio ad that
promotes a healthy musculoskeletal system in old
age. Address the risk factors for
arthritis, osteoporosis, and injuries from falls.
Incorporate prevention strategies such as
proper nutrition (calcium, diet).

HCA 240 Week 5 CheckPoint Diagnosis and Tre

atment (2 Sets)
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Resource: WebMD Web site at
http://www.webmd.com
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Navigate to the WebMD Web site.
Select a digestive disorder discussed in the Main
forum for this weeks Discussion
Question 2. Choose a discussion in which you did
not participate.
HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 20
Post your 250- to 300-word response to the
following:

HCA 240 Week 5 DQ 1(2 Sets)

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Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
Post your response to the following: Select and
identify a disease in Ch. 10 that can be
prevented or controlled by changes in lifestyle
rather than by medications or therapy.
What lifestyle changes can individuals implement to
prevent or control the disease? What
factors would make the lifestyle changes difficult to
accomplish? Propose strategies to
overcome those factors. Finally, which would you
chooselifestyle change or

HCA 240 Week 5 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
Post your responses to Part A and Part B:
o Part A: Post as patients. Select any digestive
disorder of your choice covered in Ch.
10. What would it be like if you were a patient
suffering from the disease? What
symptoms would you be describing to your doctor
during an office visit? Post your
answers as if you were a patient. Offer enough
information for doctors to narrow
down your condition to one or two disorders, but be
vague enough to sound like a

HCA 240 Week 6 Assignment High School STD P

resentation (2 Sets)
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Teenagers and young adults ages 15-24 account for
48% of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) diagnosed (Mulvihill et al., 2006). Education
is one of the weapons that can be used
to combat the spread of STDs.
Resource: Appendix E
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Use a minimum of three sources other than the
text.
Refer to Appendix E for directions and tips on
building a Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation.

HCA 240 Week 6 CheckPoint Kidney Failure (2

Sets)
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Resource: Ch. 11 of Human Diseases
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
Answer questions 1-8 below. In each scenario, the
patient is experiencing renal failure.
Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones, a 68-yearold female, underwent openheart
surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her
heart. On her first day
postoperatively, it was noted that she had very little
urine output.

HCA 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Type I and Type II

Diabetes (2 Sets)
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According to the ADA Web site, 7% of the U.S.
population has diabetes, and 30% of those
with diabetes do not even know they have the
disease. Maintaining proper levels of insulin is
HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 24
critical for diabetes patients. The means by which
insulin can be regulated depends upon
which type of diabetes a patient has.
Resources: Appendix F, Ch. 13 of Human Diseases,
and the American Diabetics

HCA 240 Week 7 DQ 1(2 Sets)

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Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
Post your response to the following: Describe an
example of abnormal endocrine
function by selecting a gland, a hormone it is
supposed to release, and how the target
organs are affected when that specific endocrine
process does not function properly.
How would you explain the process to a younger
patient? Offer at least one analogy and
any other means of explanation you can think of.
Respond to your classmates by commenting on
the success of their analogies and
explanations and offering suggestions for
clarification

HCA 240 Week 7 DQ 2(2 Sets)

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Did you know that 57% of diabetics must check
their blood sugar level every day, and 20% of
diabetics that require medication dont take it
because they cant afford it (Mulvihill et al.,
2006)?
Resource: Diabetes statistics on the American
Diabetics Association (ADA) Web site at
Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
Visit the ADA Web site and review diabetes
statistics.
Post your response to the following: What statistic
surprised you when you visited the
ADA Web site? Copy and paste the statistic at the
beginning of your response. In what

HCA 240 Week 8 Assignment Mental Illness Pap

er (2 Sets)
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Resources: University Library and Table 15-3 on p.
325 of Human Diseases
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
Select a form of mental illness from the following
list:
o ADHD
o Anxiety disorder (select only one): panic disorder,
general anxiety disorder (GAD),
any phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD), post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD)
o Autism
o Anorexia nervosa

HCA 240 Week 8 CheckPoint Nervous System Di

seases (2 Sets)
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Resource: Appendix G
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
Read the case studies in Appendix G.
Identify the nervous system disease the patients
in each case are suffering from.
Outline the causes, effects, and treatment of the
diseases by answering the questions in
Appendix G.
Post Appendix G as an attachment

HCA 240 week 9 Capstone DQ (2 Sets)

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Imagine the changes a head nurse that has worked
at the same hospital over the last 45
years has seen. From advances in organ transplants
to the HIV/AIDS crisis, the health care
delivery industry must continually re-invent itself in
order to provide effective service to
patients.
Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum
Post your response to the following: How do
disease trends impact the delivery of health
care services, such as treatment options and
resources available to the public?

HCA 240 Week 9 Final Project My Proposal for

a New System (2 Sets)
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Current disease trends in America include dramatic
increases in obesity, cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, strokes, and other age- and
lifestyle-related conditions. This suggests
needs for community organizations to provide
education and exercise programs for all ages;
for employers to provide incentives for participation
in health maintenance and wellness
programs, gyms and exercise programs; and for
hospitals to provide adequate follow-up
instruction after discharge.

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