Due Week 5 Day 4

This discussion question is an audio dialogue. You will start the discussion and your classmates will help you finish it by responding to you. You must also provide a written transcript of all of your responses. Your portion of the discussion should:

o Be recorded in an audio file and submitted as an attachment.
o Include a written transcript.
o You will need to use at least two appropriate and specific medical words from this week’s reading. Instead of using the word lung, use more specific language like the lower lobe of the left lung.

To participate in this discussion:

o Respond to your classmates’ discussions by adding the next logical statement.
o Earn participation for the day by replying to two classmates in an audio format. You must also include a written transcript for every response you post.
o Participate in all three scenarios during the participation week.
o Each response needs to use at least two appropriate and specific medical words.

Choose one of the three following scenarios to begin your discussion.

o Scenario 1: You are a physician's assistant working next to a cosmetic surgeon during an operation. Begin a description of the procedure or begin a dialogue that might take place in this setting.
o Scenario 2: You are a lab technician analyzing a patient's blood. Begin describing what type of testing is being performed. Let your classmates contribute to the discussion by adding to the descriptions and reporting their findings.
o Scenario 3: You are an allied health professional working with an endocrinologist. You have been working with the patient and need to update the doctor on the reason for the patient's visit. Begin describing the patient's concerns. Your classmates can continue with the discussion or summarize the rest of the patient's visit.

You are a physician's assistant working next to a cosmetic surgeon during an operation. Begin a description of the procedure or begin a dialogue that might take place in this setting.

How would you like us to help you with this complex assignment?

Please note that we have no idea what this week's reading is.

Scenario 2: You are a lab technician analyzing a patient's blood. Begin describing what type of testing is being performed.

Transcript:

As a lab technician, I have been assigned to analyze a patient's blood sample. The specific test that I am performing is called a complete blood count, or CBC for short. A CBC is a common blood test that provides important information about the patient's overall health and helps us diagnose various medical conditions.

During the CBC, I will be measuring several different components of the blood, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. This will give us a comprehensive picture of the patient's blood composition. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body, white blood cells help fight infections, and platelets are responsible for blood clotting.

In addition to these components, I will also be looking at the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels in the patient's blood. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen, while hematocrit measures the percentage of red blood cells in the total blood volume.

By analyzing these various factors, we hope to gain insights into the patient's overall health and potentially identify any underlying medical conditions or abnormalities. This information will be crucial in helping the doctor make an accurate diagnosis and develop an appropriate treatment plan for the patient.

Now, I am going to perform the test and analyze the results.