Biology

What is the motivation for the study – what is the broad problem in the field that the study helps to address?What is the specific hypothesis being tested?What is the experimental approach to testing the hypothesis? What was measured?What were the important quantitative results? Explain whether the results support or contradict the hypothesis. What do the results mean in terms of the broader issues that motivated the study?

1. What is the most common symptom of patients with dermatologic disorders?Bacterial skin infections: Impetigo, Folliculitis, Furunculosis, Carbuncle, Cellulitis2. How does impetigo typically present itself? Is this condition more common in adults of children?3. How is impetigo treated?4. What is folliculitis and how does it present itself?5. How is folliculitis treated & what are some teaching points you would include to patients about managing this condition?6. Furuncles and carbuncles are likely to occur in patients with which underlying conditions?7. What is a furuncle?8. Can a carbuncle form as a progression of a furuncle? Explain this.9. Apart from the physical signs and symptoms of cellulitis, including erythema, edema, and tenderness, what are some systemic clinical manifestations of this condition?Viral skin infections: Herpes zoster & herpes simplex (HSV) type 1 & 210. Herpes zoster, also known as “shingles” stems from exposure to which virus? Can this condition be contagious?11. Explain the signs and symptoms that are seen in each of the 3 phases of herpes zoster: pre-eruptive, active eruptive, and post-herpatic neuralgia.12. How is herpes zoster treated?13. Is there any way to prevent this condition?14. What is the difference between herpes simplex type 1 & 2?15. Can HSV still be spread even if lesions are not present?

What are some risk factors for the development of osteoporosis? See Chart 41-7.Name some health promotion activities to prevent osteoporosis that we should teach to patients. See Chart 41-5.The biggest risk for patients with osteoporosis is that they are more prone to fractures. What are some nursing interventions & strategies we can do to help prevent falls & fractures in patients with this condition? What are some nursing considerations to be mindful of when giving patients prescribed bisphosphonates as treatment for osteoporosis?. What is osteomyelitis? What is the most prevalent causative agent? What are some of the clinical manifestations of this condition? What is the primary medical treatment that is prescribed to treat this condition? What may be indicated if pharmacological management is not successful in treating this condition?

 Several bacteria live naturally in the material on your teeth called plaque that contains many different species, which interact with each other in significant ways. Identify some of the problems of studying one of these bacterial species after isolating it through a streak plate procedure and examining its behavior. three or four good sentences

Short answers. Choose and answer four (4) questions from below. Clearly indicate the numbers of the questions you are answering. If the wrong number is indicated, points could be deducted. If more than four questions are answered, only the first four will be graded. (10 pts. each)Explain how does inbreeding increase the risk of extinction for a population.Explain what does the epiglottis in the pharynx illustrate about evolution.Explain what are endemic species and cosmopolitan species. Give one example ofeach.List and explain the different types of mating systems found among animals innature.For a population undergoing exponential growth, if its exponential growth rate (r) is0.3148, what is its geometric growth rate (?)? If the population size (N) is 2500individuals, what is the rate of change of the population? Show all of yourwork.Explainthedifferencesbetweenprimarysexualcharacteristicsandsecondarysexual characteristics. Give an example of each.Explain what is the Allee effect and how might it contribute to the extinction of apopulation.For a population undergoing geometric growth, if its geometric growth rate (?) is 2.07and its initial population size (N0) is 863 individuals, what would the population size be after five generations? What would its geometric growth rate be after five generations? Show your work.

The Marvel Way: Restoring a Blue Ocean February 16Discussion# 3-Choose 1 of 2 February 22Discussion# 3-Choose 1 of 2 February 27Electric Vehicles : what does Blue Ocean Strategy and Porter’s Five Forces analysis signal ? February 28Read & reflect: HBR October 2015 article “The Future and How to Survive It” – what strategic recommendations would you give ? March 1HBR article: How Smart Connected Products are transforming Companies page 97 of HBR October 2015 – this a 10# point mid-term assessment March 14Please view and analyze the PBS documentaryAmazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos March 21WSJ #5 article analysis around “Strategy” March 26Discussion #5: VW Struggles to Catch Tesla – Why ?? March 31Mary Barra: The Mechanic – Assignment April 4WSJ # 7 April 9WSJ # 8 April 16Final assignment What are the 3# insights you take from Ray Dialo’s insights ? Please detail YOUR recoomendations & insights….May 3

Describe the evolutionary advantages to sexual reproduction.

1. Look up information on the 3 strains of Covid-19 taking hold in the United States of America: the predominant one circulating in the USA, the South Africa strain, and the United Kingdom strain. Describe the traits that set them apart.

INTRO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY1. Which of the following is true for compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome (CARS)?May increase the risk for sepsisThis is a normal response to any infectionNormally occurs before SIRSTypically occurs with autoimmune disorders2. Which of the following patients does a nurse determine as most at risk for neurogenic shock?Person with spinal cord injury at T2Person with systemic E.coli infectionPerson stabbed in the legPerson with severe allergies3. A nurse comments that a patient is displaying an overwhelming immune response to trauma. Which acronym would apply to the nurse’s statement?APACHEMODSCARSSIRS. A patient presents with anaphylactic shock. Which of the following has likely occurred?Internal bleedingDisruption of the sympathetic nervous systemFailing heart rate and blood pressureMassive bronchoconstriction5. All of the following are criteria for SIRS EXCEPTLeukocytosisHypothermiaHypoventilationFeverElevated heart rate6. A nursing student is reviewing the “gut theory” in relation to the development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). What is the correct sequence for the following events?1. Gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal ischemia2. Increased permeability of GI wall3. Massive immune response to GI bacteria4. Decreased perfusion of GI tract5. GI bacteria enter bloodstream

Please go to Evolve Elsevier –go to your Anatomy and Physiology bookStudents Resources Chapter 19 Mechanism of diseases,Summarize briefly these topics and provide a short definition of the following subsequent important medical term or diseases.I-Disorders Associated with Lymphatic Vesselsa) Lymphedemab) Elephantiasisc) Lymphangitis,d) Necrosise) Abscessesf) SepticemiaII-Disorders Associated with Lymph Nodes and Other Lymphatic OrgansIII-Lymphoma Definition and difference between:a) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) andb) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHLIV-Hypersensitivity of the Immune systema) Hypersensitivity Allergyb) Allergensc) Urticariad) Anaphylactic shock.e) Antihistaminesf) Contact dermatitis,g) HypoallergenicV-AutoimmunityAutoimmune diseases Definition and 3 examplesVI-Isoimmunitya) Isoimmunityb) erythroblastosis fetalis.c) Graves diseased) Myasthenia gravis.e) Tissue or organ transplantsf) Rejection syndromeg) Human leukocyte antigens (HLAs)VII-Difference Host-versus-graft rejection vs Graft-versus-host rejectionVIII-Immune deficiencya) Severe combined immune deficiency (SCID)b) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).c) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).d) Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaee) Kaposi sarcomaf) Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).IX-Immunity and CancerTumor-specific antigens- DefinitionTumor markers definition and the association to type of cancers(1) Carcinoibryonic antigen (CEA)(2) Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP(3) CA-125(4) Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)