MEdical Terminology CHP 1-2

 Dis 1

Topic 1  Baylie needs to learn medical terminology because she wants a career in the medical field. What study habits would help Baylie accomplish this task?

Topic 2  A support group could help empower Baylie to accomplish her goals. What people would you suggest for this group and why?

Topic 3  How can this textbook and other resource materials help her, and you, learn medical terminology?

Topic 4  Discuss strategies that the instructor could use and has already used to help Baylie improve her terminology skills?

ESSAY MEDIA LINKhttp://www.medlineplus.gov/http://www.healthfinder.gov/http://en.wikipedia.org/

After visiting the Media Links for this chapter, complete this assignment by writing a 2 to 3 paragraph essay about something you learned from one or more of the web sites. Enter the essay in the submission box and submit it.

You will be expected to visit each of these web sites, choose one or all of them to write an essay about the information in the websites. 

DIS 2

Topic 1 Identify and Discuss the examples of the potential disease transmission methods that are included in Dave’s story, and describe what should have been done to eliminate these risks.

Topic 2 Describe how bloodborne, airborne, and food-borne diseases are transmitted and give an example of each type of transmission.

Topic 3 Discuss what might happen in a school if a cafeteria worker has a food-borne disease and after a trip to the lavatory did not wash his or her hands. Instead the worker went right back to work without putting on gloves– preparing salads and putting out fresh fruit for lunch.

Topic 4  When treating a bloody wound, the caregiver is required to wear protective gloves. Discuss the possible reasons for this. Is this step taken to protect the patient from diseases on the caregiver’s hands? Is this step required to protect the caregiver from a bloodborne disease that the patient might have?

ESSAY

After visiting the Media Links for this chapter, complete this assignment by writing a 2 to 3 paragraph essay about something you learned from one or more of the web sites. Enter the essay in the submission box and submit it.

You will be expected to visit each of these web sites, choose one or all of them to write an essay about the information in the websites. 

http://www.cdc.gov/

http://www.innerbody.com/