Brain Cysticercosis is the topic of choice to compare CT and MRI.

The Sectional Anatomy Assignment is a short PowerPoint demonstration of knowledge. The purpose of this assignment is to enforce the  appearance of anatomy as compared to pathological changes detected on different sectional imaging modalities (CT and MRI).

Sources:

Students must use at least 3 – 5 current sources of information about this anatomy. The sources must be less than five years old. Students may use textbooks, scholarly journal articles (Radiographics is a great source). Or other scholarly sources for information about the anatomy (including electronic sources). These articles can be retrieved electronically from databases such as CINAHL. Which is available through online connection to the Moffett Library.

Students should use only credible medical websites such as eMedicine.com. NO CUT AND PASTE of text information from websites. Wikipedia is convenient for casual use, but it is NOT a reliable source for this report because it is “open source.” This means that anyone can modify the content on the website so you might be using information from the website that is not current or accurate.

Assignment Format:

Students must identify the reliable sources they used to create the assignment using appropriate APA format for the reference page. You do not need to include in-text citations. For help with APA formatting for the reference page, students should review the 6th edition of the APA Manual and other resources such as The OWL at Purdue website.  This is a quick reference and not as detailed as the writing manual.

The assignment must be submitted in a legible font (e.g. Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman is acceptable – Courier, Verbena, or other “fancy” fonts are not acceptable)

Images:

You must give credit for images you obtain. You can either include the url under each image, or you can include an in-text citation and provide a reference in the reference slide (these do not count as part of your required 3-5 references).

HIPAA requirement: Do not place ANY patient name or identification on your assignments. Any proper name that appears on an assignment, other than the student’s, will be considered a HIPAA violation and the assignment grade may be dropped to as low as a zero, depending on the severity of the violation.

Audience:

For this assignment, the intended reader is a staff radiographer. Students should prepare this assignment based on what the typical staff radiographer already knows. For example, students do NOT need to explain how x-rays were discovered or how they are produced to support that a CT chest with contrast is the most valuable study to see the thoracic aorta.

Organization:

Organization, flow, and grammar count as part of the assignment grade. The assignment MUST address all criteria listed and in the order given below. DO NOT include any more slides than what are listed for this assignment (points may be deducted for an inappropriate number of slides). You are to extrapolate information and properly summarize it. Slides must be written at a baccalaureate level.

Creativity:

Even though you must follow the set guidelines for each slide that are described in the submission format below, you can make this presentation as simple or as interactive as you want. You may include a voice over presentation if you are so inclined, but it is not required. You may add a background if you have a creative flair, but please be sure it is nothing distracting. It must be readable for anyone with color blindness, and must be professional. Your text should remain black. If you have a dark background use white. If you are unsure of what is appropriate either stick with the usual PowerPoint background, or do not include one.

Submission Format:

The assignment must contain and be limited to the following slides:

Slide 1: A title that includes:

• The name of the pathology
• The name of the student
• University affiliation
• Course number and section
• Date
• Instructor’s name

Slide 2: Identify the pathology and give a brief description of important information regarding the pathology.

Slide 3: Diagnostic procedures. Briefly explain the steps needed to produce an image in both modalities. This should include items such as patient position, contrast used. And how much, region of interest, any specific protocols (slice thickness, pitch, weighted imaging, MR protocols, etc). Do not go into a lengthy discussion. You do not need to say remove all jewelry. Articles of clothing and so forth.

Slide 4: CT imaging comparison. Show a CT image of a “normal” section of your chosen anatomy. And compare it to an “abnormal” CT image demonstrating the same anatomy including your chosen pathology. Using labels identify all pertinent anatomical structures in both images.  Do not use images which are already labeled or copied and pasted with the labels already attached from the internet. There should label at least five (5) anatomical parts on both images. Do not forget to identify the pathology. Make sure both images are CT images.

*Note: Make sure these are CT images. Not all images found on the internet are accurately labeled. If you are unsure, refer to your textbook or ask your professor.

Slide 5: MRI imaging comparison. Show an MRI image of a “normal” section of your chosen anatomy. And compare it to an “abnormal” MRI image demonstrating the same anatomy including your chosen pathology.  Using labels identify all pertinent anatomical structures in both images. Do not use images which are already labeled or copied. And pasted with the labels already attached from the internet. There should label at least five (5) anatomical parts on both images. Do not forget to identify the pathology. Make sure both images are MRI images.

*Note: Make sure these are MRI images. Not all images found on the internet are accurately labeled. If you are unsure, refer to your textbook or ask your professor.

Slide 6: Conclusion. Determine from your research. The best modality that would aid the radiologist/physician in terms of diagnosis and treatment and why.

Lecture: Bridging the Gap with Addiction

This weeks topic is one of the hardest to deal with in our personal lives and in the area of public health.  I hope that this helps you discover new services in our community.  Please tell me 6 services that you learned about today and discuss with your classmates how you might use this to help our community.

Below is the link for the lecture from today.  I hope you enjoy it.  There are many free services available for our community including housing, addiction services, free trees for yards, food and other support for you.  Please take advantage of the services.  Nan

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/rec/share/x_Kh67EbZmKT8LHxLADCkWXDxMyWVkMJ1kIKMSxhQC4gONgaaOxyLAZbp9-Eawwp.eTumHsHjwVq4NQt9 (Links to an external site.)

Also, I included the ted talk on Listening to shame.  I really hope you take the time to watch it as I know that some of you deal with what shame is.  In an era that tells us we can do everything, I find that many people suffer from some shame and guilt.  I hope that you will be brave enough to look at yourself and how you relate to yourself on a daily basis.  You are worthy of so much in this world.  Please try to take the time to accept and appreciate yourself.   :).

Ted Talk on Shame :  Extra for personal growth

Discussion Extra Credit: Volnerability

When do you feel vulnerable?  How can you help others that might feel vulnerable when your working with them in a clinical setting as a professional or in your personal life?  Tell us how that would like like to you.   All discussions must have at least the minimum of three total responses.

Early Angiography & Invasive Cardiology

The task is to provide a 10 minutes presentation overview of topic below. And then to offer your opinion/clinical recommendation as to the most appropriate treatment

Early angiography and invasive cardiology vs standard care after “medical” OHCA

Students are expected to be able to “communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously.” (Joint Quality Initiative for Higher Education). Whilst we already assess this through written assignments, we believe that developing oral presentation skills will assist with career development.

The task: Your task is to provide a 10 minute presentation overview of topics below and then to offer your opinion/clinical recommendation as to the most appropriate treatment. 1. Early angiography and invasive cardiology vs standard care after “medical” OHCA (Out of Hosp Cardiac Arrest)

Present a brief literature review highlighting the key papers in this field and their findings to give an overview of what is known on this topic. Demonstrate critical analysis by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the key papers.

Provide a conclusion through deciding upon a clinical recommendation for practice.

Topic 1 DQ 1

Many factors can create a nursing shortage in a region or specialty. The first factor is the lack of professional educators in the nursing specialty (Haddad et al. 2020). Lack of educators makes nursing students avoid enrolling in nursing specialties. The shortage of nursing student graduates in different nursing specialties may be created by the universities. And colleges not offering the courses due to the lack of educators. The second factor is high turnover rates in the nursing specialty (Haddad et al. 2020).

One or all the other nursing specialties may be affected when there are high nursing turnovers in the healthcare organization, local, state, or national level. For instance, high turnover rates for the registered nurses in a state may lead to the healthcare organizations and facilities not meeting the nursing staffing ratio guidelines established in the region (Haddad et al. 2020). Some of the major causes of the high turnover rates may include poor nursing working conditions and personal reasons (Haddad et al. 2020). The third factor is inequitable workforce distribution. Nurses may be distributed in some nursing specialties leaving others to struggle with the lower staffing ratios.

nursing profession

The nursing profession uses different strategies to eliminate the shortages of nurses in the affected specialties. Healthcare organizations install technology systems such as Electronic Medical Record systems to improve the working conditions for the nurses (Haddad et al. 2020). The organizations also empower nurses to motivate them to learn and get certification in different nursing specialties. The State of Illinois is facing nursing shortages in other specialties due to the aging workforce. For instance, the registered nurses’ specialty is facing shortages in Illinois. The state established Illinois Nursing Workforce Center (INWC), and the agency was mandated to establish a strategy that would help increase the number of skilled nursing professionals (Eastern Illinois University, 2018). Another way that the nursing shortages in different specialties can be addressed in the state is by introducing capping enrolments to encourage more nursing students to apply.

Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references that is within five years to support this discussion.