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Diagnosis and Treatment Worksheet
This will act as an introduction to being able to properly diagnose and treat conditions that we
have studied so far in this course. Use your notes to help you answer the following questions.
Eventually you will be completing a lab in which you will be given patient scenarios for you to
diagnose – this review will prepare you for that lab.
1) The medical background of a patient is referred to as their
___________________________________________
2) What is the name of the diagnostic tool used to check a patient’s blood pressure?
3) What is the name of the diagnostic tool used to check a patient’s heart rate?
4) What is the name of the tool used to check if a heart attack has occurred or is
developing?
5) If a patient was experiencing a high heart rate, what would be some of the FIRST things
you may check for or ask the patient about?
6) Describe the role of a pathologist.
7) What is the most common condition that a biopsy is used for?
8) Define physiological.
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9) If a patient was in a serious car accident in which they suffered a trauma to the head
and their internal injuries are unknown, what tests would you run/imaging tools would
you use?
10) Name and briefly describe the 4 types of treatment discussed in class (this is found in
your notes package called “Treatment Options”)
11) Specifically what 4 organs do blood tests show the function of?
12) What is the first step in treatment for blood pressure?
13) What is kidney disease? Why is it life threatening?
14) What does CKD stand for? __________________________________________________
15) What is the highest level of kidney disease?____________________________________
16) What are the 2 main causes of kidney failure?
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17) What tests would be performed to check a patient’s kidney function? What is each test
checking for?
18) What are 2 concerns that come along with both needing and receiving a kidney
transplant?
19) Why is chemotherapy considered to be a systemic treatment?
20) What are the 4 reasons for using chemotherapy.
21) Define elective surgery:
22) Define outpatient surgery and provide an example of when this would occur:
23) What are the 2 functions of a cast?
24) In most situations this type of bone fracture would require bone fracture repair (aka
surgery): ___________________________________
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25) What type of medication is an organ recipient put on after they have received a
transplant? _____________________________________________
26) What imaging tool is used to detect pregnancy? ____________________________
27) What is the most commonly transplanted organ? _____________________
28) If a doctor performs a blood sugar test, what body system is this test related to?
________________________________________
29) If a patient was dealing with issues of infertility – describe 2 Western Treatment options
they could consider.
True or False
30) ____ If someone has high blood pressure it could indicate kidney disease.
31) ____ Dialysis is an artificial replacement for heart function.
32) ____ If a cancer has metastasized it means it has spread.
33) ____ Miss Weir is the best teacher I have ever had.
34) ____ A cast will always be used for a bone fracture.
35) ____ If a patient has low blood pressure it is not a concern.
36) ____ The best treatment option for kidney failure is a transplant.
37) ____ A patient is obliged follow the treatment plan presented by their physician.
38) Acupuncture and aromatherapy are examples of what approach to medicine?
39) If a cancer patient has a small tumour in the liver and it has not metastasized what type
of treatment do you think would be first used?
40) In what 2 cases is radiation used?
41) A patient is experiencing anxiety and having trouble sleeping.
a) What treatment do you think a Western doctor would suggest?
b) What treatment do you think a holistic doctor would suggest?