Unit 2 Biomed Review

Topic 

Learning Objective

2.1.1

Summarize the roles of different medical practitioners involved in a patient visit.  

Define these terms & give examples of each: Medical History, Chief Complaint, Physical Signs, Symptoms & Diagnosis.  

Know the components of a Medical History and what areas of your life they include.

Understand the aspects & importance of clinical empathy, demeanor, and tact. Can you provide an example of each one?  

Can you conduct a professional interview with a patient?  

2.1.2

Define vital signs, relating to the importance of homeostasis.

Describe 9 different vital signs, what they are, and how they’re measured.

Contrast 3 different nursing careers.

Collect personal vital signs & compare them to the normal ranges.

2.1.3

Describe the kinds of visual exams doctors perform & their purposes.

Analyze a patient based on visual exam & vital signs.  

How is eyesight tested and can you explain how the Snellen Eye Chart works?

Contrast normal & abnormal heart sounds 

Contrast normal & abnormal lung sounds 

2.1.4

Contrast the components of blood.

Contrast hematology & phlebotomy & relate each to blood.

Play a Phlebotomist: Describe how to perform a blood draw as a phlebotomist & then demonstrate the method, drawing blood safely and effectively.

Play a Hematologist: Describe the components of a CBC, normal levels of each & possible meaning of high or low values.

Play a Hematologist: Analyze blood smears (normal & abnormal) using a microscope.

2.1.5

Summarize what telehealth is, as well as who benefits from it and how.

Explain how the body turns food into fuel using terms like biomolecules, ATP, chemical reactions, cellular respiration & mitochondria.

Compare the 4 different kinds of biomolecules (macromolecules). 

Explain how the body breaks carbohydrates into glucose, gets the glucose into the bloodstream & then turns glucose into energy using insulin.

Contrast Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes.

Define homeostasis & relate it to negative feedback loops.

Explain how the body maintains homeostasis of blood glucose using pancreatic hormones & why this is so much more difficult for diabetics.

Describe what RPMs (Remote Patient Monitoring) are & how they can be used by diabetics & their healthcare providers to monitor & maintain blood glucose.

2.1.6

Summarize HIPAA--what it is, why it was started & what it requires.

Be able to analyze patient scenarios and determine whether or not HIPAA has been violated.  Provide evidence to support analysis.