Common Medical Scenarios and Common Diseases for Medical Assistants
Test 1 Content:
Hypertension Content/Lectures
What is hypertension?
Hypertension symptoms and categories
Hypertension effects on the blood vessels
Hypertension effects on the heart
4 lifestyle changes to help manage hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension Content/Lectures
What is pulmonary hypertension?
Pulmonary hypertension symptoms and causes
Hypoxic vasoconstriction
Pulmonary hypertension diagnosis Swan Ganz catheterization
Pulmonary hypertension diagnosis
Pulmonary hypertension treatment
Heart Attack Content/Lecture
What is coronary artery disease?
Risk factors for coronary artery disease
Atherosclerosis
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) pathophysiology
Heart attack (myocardial infarct) diagnosis
Heart attack (myocardial infarct) medications
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) interventions and treatment
Healing after a heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Complications after a heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Heart Failure Content/Lecture
What is heart failure?
Systolic heart failure pathophysiology
Diastolic heart failure pathophysiology
Compensation and decompensation in heart failure
Symptoms of left sided heart failure
Symptoms of right sided heart failure
Heart failure diagnosis
Heart failure treatment – Early stages
Heart failure treatment – Late stages
Heart failure treatment – Devices and surgery
Flu Content/Lecture Part I
What is the flu?
Catching and Spreading the Flu
Flu Surveillance
Viruses
Three Types of Flu
Naming the Flu: H – Something, N – Something
Genetic Shift in Flu
Flu Shift and Drift
Flu Content/Lecture Part II
Testing for the Flu
Antiviral Drugs for the Flu
Flu Vaccine Efficacy
Two Flu Vaccines (TIV and LAIV)
Flu Vaccine Risks and Benefits
Making Flu vaccine each year
5 Common Flu Vaccine Excuses
Vaccines and the Autism Myth – Part 1
Vaccines and the Autism Myth – Part 2
Test 2 Content:
Stress Content/Lectures
What is stress?
Types of stressors
Responding to stress
Physical effects of stress
Behavioral effects of stress
Stress management
Asthma Content/Lectures
What is asthma?
Asthma pathophysiology
Asthma diagnosis
Asthma severity
Asthma shortterm treatments
Asthma longterm treatment
Pneumonia Content/Lectures
What is pneumonia?
Pneumonia diagnosis and treatment
Streptococcus pneumoniae and flu vaccines
Pulmonary abscess
Pneumonia vs. pneumonitis
Occupational Lung Disease Content/Lectures
Occupational asthma and mesothelioma
Asbestosis, silicosis, sick building syndrome
Pregnancy Content/Lectures Part I
Diagnosis of pregnancy
Pregnancy physiology
Labor
Post partum physiology
Preclampsia
Placenta previa
Placental abruption
Placenta accreta
Pregnancy Content/Lectures Part II
UTIs in pregnancy
Blood conditions in pregnancy
Sheehan syndrome
Postpartum hemorrhage
Diabetes in pregnancy
Preterm labor
C-section
Test 3 Content:
Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Content/Lectures
What is arthritis?
Osteoarthritis vs rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
Osteoarthritis vs rheumatoid arthritis pathophysiology
Osteoarthritis vs rheumatoid arthritis treatments
Ankylosing spondylitis
Infectious arthritis
Gout and pseudogout
Gout pathophysiology
Parkinson’s Disease Content/Lectures Part I
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Movement signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Non-movement symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
The basal ganglia – The direct pathway
The basal ganglia – Concepts of the indirect pathway
Putting it all together – Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s Disease Content/Lecture Part II
The basal ganglia – Details of the indirect pathway
Genetics and Parkinson’s disease
Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease
Managing Parkinson’s disease with medications
Managing Parkinson’s disease with surgery
Diabetes Content/Lectures Part I
What is diabetes mellitus?
Breaking down diabetes
Types of diabetes
Pathophysiology – Type I diabetes
Pathophysiology – Type II diabetes
Diagnosing diabetes
Treating type I diabetes
Diabetes Content/Lectures Part II
Treating type II diabetes – Pharmacology
Acute complications of diabetes – Diabetic ketoacidosis
Acute complications of diabetes – Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic state
Diabetic nephropathy – Mechanisms
Diabetic nephropathy – Clinical presentation & treatment
Diabetic retinopathy
Polio Content/Lectures
What is polio?
Poliomyelitis pathophysiology
Polio epidemiology
Poliomyelitis diagnosis and treatment
Polio vaccinations
Malaria Content/Lectures
The basics of malaria
Diagnosing malaria
Treatment of malaria
Preventing malaria