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While imaging a patient, the technologist notices that the gamma camera is operating at a high count rate. What should the technologist be aware of regarding pulse pile-up?

Task: To review a 400–500-word outline of community identified needs, that presents five health and wellbeing priorities.  Output: To explain how a community-centred approach would address the issues raised, and what methodology would be adopted. Written outputs should include: 1.    Explain what community centred approaches are. (K6) 2.    Outline one action that can be taken to achieve the community-centred approaches that value people as individuals. (K6, B10) 3.    Provide one example of how community centred approaches, that value people as individuals, can be applied to any of the health priorities mentioned in the scenario. (K6, B10) 4.    Describe two best practice methods (in line with the evidence) could be used to engage with the public and local communities, in order to deliver any of the health priorities mentioned in the scenario(K41, S30, S40, S37). 5.    Identify one behaviour change theory or model and show how this can be used at different levels to promote health for individuals, groups, and communities. (K42) 6.    Identify two factors or barriers that affect the ability of individuals to learn and develop within a community or work environment. (K50) 7.    Suggest two strategies (including tools & technologies) to improve health literacy in low literacy populations. (K38, B6)

The prefix hyper- means “excessive.”

What specific behaviors were discussed in lecture on how to improve workplace communication?

What areas of communication were emphasized in terms of ethics in an organization?

What is the meaning of the suffix -metry?

A __________ is one that does NOT detect the condition when the condition is absent.

The wound bed of an arterial ulcer could best be described as:  

Your client with a history of peripheral venous disorders arrives to the ER with complaints of difficulty breathing, chest pain and cough. Vital signs are as follows: BP 166/103, HR122, RR 36, Temp. 98.9 and pulse oximetry 88% on room air. What do you anticipate is happening with your client?

The patient/client is to receive Keflex (cephalexin) 1.5 g, twice daily. The medication is available as Keflex (cephalexin) 750 mg per capsule. How many capsules would the patient/client receive daily?