Humanities Homework Help

Purpose:

The purpose for the discussion board is to give students the opportunity to interact and discuss components on a variety of topics for this module with each other. This helps absorb the class material, share ideas and learn from each other. In addition, the discussion is to learn how nurses can help keep people healthy, optimize care, and improve outcomes.

Task(s):

Discussion topics: Select two ptopics and respond to them separately.

1. Contrast the facial characteristics of hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism. Describe how you would perform an assessment of the thyroid gland from an anterior approach and a posterior approach.

2. Describe the following 4 types of “red eye,” and explain their significance: Conjunctivitis, Subconjunctival hemorrhage, Iritis, and Acute glaucoma.

3. Contrast two pathways of hearing. Differentiate among the types of hearing loss, and give a minimum of one example of each.

4. List the four sets of paranasal sinuses, and describe their function.

5. Identify appropriate history questions to ask regarding the breast examination (minimum of 2 listed). Describe the components of the breast examination. List (minimum of 2 listed) points to include in teaching the breast self-examination (BSE).