Alterations in Renal and Musculoskeletal System (Pathophysiology)

/in /by

A 30 year old woman recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), complains of general fatigue and weight loss along with symmetric joint welling, stiffness, and pain.  The stiffness is more prominent in the morning and subsides during the day.  Laboratory measures reveal an Rheumatoid Factor (RF) of 120 IU/ml

Range for RF (nonreactive, 0 to 39 IU/mL; weakly reactive, 40 to 79 IU/ml; reactive, > 80 IU/ml).

Q1. Describe the immunopathogenesis of the joint changes that occur in RA.

Q2.  What is the significance of her RF test results?

Q3. How do her complaints of general fatigue and weight loss related to the RA disease process?

*Peer-reviewed journals for citations and references ONLY*

The hate u give

/in /by

B. Research Project: Victims of Police-Involved Deaths

At the end of the book on page 443, Starr says, It would be easy to quit if it was just about me, Khalil, that night and that cop. She then lists names including, Aiyana, Trayvon, Eric etc. that These are all people who have been impacted by police brutality, police misconduct (including situations resulting in death) and/or shootings. Starr adds, The messed up part? There are so many more. In this activity, you will engage in a research project about these individuals, all of whom have been impacted by police-involved deaths. In the book, the author only includes their first names but their last names are included here: Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, Tamir Rice, Alton Sterling, Trayvon Martin, John Crawford, Philando Castile, Rekia Boyd, Ezell Ford, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland. Choose one of these names on which to conduct your research and write an essay about their life/death. Consider the following questions:

What happened?
What were the circumstances around the persons death?
How did the community and nation respond (or not respond)?
How did news media and social media portray the person and their death?
What are your thoughts and opinions about the case?
How was the case handled?
How do you think it should have been handled?
What were the outcomes of the case and do you think it was fair?
What was done and what should have been done in your view?
What impact did the persons death have on others?

Lincoln on Leadership Paper Submission

/in /by

Lincoln on Leadership Paper Submission:  Students will read the novel Lincoln on Leadership and write a five (5) page summary of the Lincoln on Leadership book in APA format.  Your paper must include a cover page, abstract, brief introduction/overview (communicate to the reader what key themes you are conveying in your paper). The body of the paper must include the message that you as a leader want to convey to the reader about the book.  The conclusion of the paper must communicate to the reader some key takeaways, such as lessons learned from the book.  You must include a bibliography page.  The cover pager, abstract and bibliography do NOT count toward your five (5) page summary.

topics may include anything in the general field of comparative physiologytopics may include anything in the general field of comparative physiology

/in /by

something to do with Physiology vertebrates (any part of a body of two vertebrates and compare them)

Find two articles that talk about different topics for vertebrates but can be compared and differentiated and have similar data. It MUST be journal articles

Potential topics may include anything in the general field of comparative physiology.  The purpose of this paper is to develop your skills of critical scientific analysis, as opposed to simply writing a literature review.