Attending live Seminars is important to your academic success

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Attending live Seminars is important to your academic success, and attendance is highly recommended. The Seminar allows you to review the important concepts presented in each unit, discuss work issues in your lives that pertain to these concepts, ask your instructor questions, and allow you to come together in real time with your fellow classmates. There will be a graded Seminar in Units 1 through 9 in this course. You must either attend the live Seminar or you must complete the Seminar alternate assignment in order to earn points for this part of the class.

Seminar: Demystifying the immune system

This unit in Seminar you will be discussing specific aspects of the immune system and applying the information from your Readings to real-life situations. Please review the Reading for this unit and the questions below to prepare for Seminar.

Option 1:

Come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following questions:

1. A complete blood count is a standard blood test that is commonly ordered in a clinical situation. Decipher the following case studies to gain insight into the patients’ health.

Refer to the following document to aid in diagnosis:

DeMoranville, V. E. (2013). White Blood Cell Count and Differential. In B. Narins (Ed.), The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (3rd ed., Vol. 6, pp. 3565-3568). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX2760401159&v=2.1&u=chic13451&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=a396e229ba5442f60cea8db360f8e2fe

Case study #1- A patient enters the Emergency Room (ER) with a high fever and fatigue. The complete blood count (CBC) test indicates a high level of neutrophils and monocytes. Lymphocytes are slightly elevated, and all other counts are within the normal range.

• What would the results indicate?
• What questions would you ask the patient to further investigate the cause of their illness? Why?

Case study #2– A patient recently back from traveling abroad enters the ER with stomach cramps, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. The CBC test indicates a high level of monocytes and eosinophils. All other counts are within the normal range.

• What would the results indicate?
• What questions would you ask the patient to further investigate the cause of their illness? Why?

2. A low cell count result can also indicate health concerns in some cases. Discuss some possible health concerns related to a low count of the following cells:

• lymphocytes
• neutrophils
• monocytes

3. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) targets CD4+ monocytes and helper T cells. Provide examples of immune impairment that results from HIV infection.

Option 2- Alternative Assignment:

You will benefit most from attending the graded Seminar as an active participant. However, if you are unable to attend you have the opportunity to make up the points by completing the alternate assignment.

Write and submit a short paper in APA format with the correct use of in-text citations and references. Include a well-developed introduction and conclusion in your paper. In a 500-word paper, discuss the questions in option 1:

Submitting Your Assignment

Save your copy of the Assignment in a location and with a name that you will remember. Be sure to use the “Save As” option to include your first and last name in the title of the document. For example, your Assignment might be called Shawn_Edwards_Seminar8.doc

When you are ready to submit it, click on the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

• Click the link that says Submit an Assignment.
• In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit 8: Seminar
• In the “Comments” field, include at least the title of your paper.
• Click the Add Attachments button.
• Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.
• To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it. Click the Dropbox to access it.