Respiratory+Health+Unit

**Unit Objectives:**

- To describe the functions and structures of the respiratory system - To understand predisposing factors to respiratory health problems and behaviors that promote respiratory health - To examine various methods for treating acute and long term respiratory health conditions - To examine and reflect on personal behaviors related to the function and longevity of the respiratory system

**Unit Packet and Syllabus:** 

**Anatomy Review:** **[|Lung Anatomy Labeling Practice]** [|How The Lungs Work] [|Review of Respiratory System] [|Respiratory Function Made Simple] [|Respiratory Function Video]

**Websites for Class Activities:**

Leukoplakia: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/leukoplakia/DS00458 Hairy Tongue: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/black-hairy-tongue/DS01134 <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Mouth Cancer: <span style="color: #303030; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mouth-cancer/DS01089 <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Throat Cancer and Stomas:[] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Emphysema:[] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Lung Cancer: []

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Current Events and Interesting Articles:**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Glottal Opera: Video of Vocal Cords] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|New, More Graphic Cigarette Warnings Unveiled]


 * Organ Transplantation and Donation **

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Organ transplantation is the surgical removal of an organ or tissues from one person (the donor) and placing it in another person (the recipient). Organ donation is when you allow your organs or tissues to be removed and given to someone else. Most donated organs and tissues are from people who have died. But, a living person can donate some organs.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">The number of people needing a transplant continues to rise faster than the number of donors. About 4,100 transplant candidates are added to the national waiting list each month. Each day, about 77 people receive organ transplants. However, about 18 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">There are now more than 105,000 people on the waiting list for solid organ transplants. Experts suggest that each of us could save or help as many as 50 people by being an organ and tissue donor. People who are living can donate a kidney or part of the lung, liver, intestine, pancreas, as well as stem cells, blood, and blood platelets. Organs and tissues of the body that can be transplanted from a non-living donor include: kidney, heart, liver, lung, pancreas, intestines, cornea (coating of the eyeball), middle ear, skin, heart valves, bone, veins, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, stem cells, blood, and blood platelets.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">If you need an organ transplant, your doctor will help you get on the national waiting list. Your name will become part of a pool of names. When a donor organ becomes available, all the patients in the pool are compared to the donor. Factors considered to decide who gets the organ include:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Blood and tissue type
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Size of the organ
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Medical urgency of the patient's illness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Time already spent on the waiting list
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">Distance between donor and recipient

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">The organ is offered first to the candidate who is the best match. The organ is distributed locally first. If no match is found, the organ is offered regionally and then nationally until a recipient is found. The hardest part of this process is waiting. There is no way to know how long you will wait to receive a donor organ. U.S. Federal law prohibits selling human organs and tissues. Selling organs has been illegal since 1984, and is punishable by five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">As a result of the law, and the obvious need for more organ donations, many individuals and organizations feel that people should be allowed to sell their organs, and the 1984 law, should be reversed. In order to look at this issue a bit more closely you will complete a reading assignment, as well as participate in an online discussion with your classmates and/or other students who are currently taking health. Please see the assignment below.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**After reading an article(s) from the list below, please click on the page link on the left of the home page for the class you are in, and then go to the Discussion Tab and complete the assignment below the list of articles. In order to receive an "A" your responses/posts must show evidence of having read more than one article:**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Selling Organs to Pay for Tuition Stirs Ethical Debates] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Organ Donation Ads on Craigslist?] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Kidneys for Sale] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Sale of human organs should be legalized, surgeons say] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|How Does Kidney Trafficking Work?] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Sell Yourself For Cash] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Legalizing the Organ Trade]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**As you read the article(s) questions to consider may include:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**-** Should organ donation be mandatory? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**-** Should a person be allowed to sell their organs for monetary compensation? If so, at what price? Would the price be capped? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- Who benefits from allowing people to sell their organs?Who is negatively affected by organ sales? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- What punishments should be inflicted on people who break the organ sale law? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- To what extent would you go if you or a loved one needed an organ and were put on the national waiting list?

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**Online Discussion Assignment:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**Between Friday 10/21 and Friday 10/28 each student must make 2 posts following the guidelines listed below.**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**Directions:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">You must complete at least 2 posts, each of which should be a well-developed paragraph.(In order to get an A you must write 3 posts) You can write an original post or comment on another person’s post. To make an original post, click on “New Post” and enter a relevant subject title so your classmates will know whether or not they want to comment on your post. Then write your message in the box below the subject line. //A subject title like “My kidneys are not for sale!” will likely get more comments than “Organ Donation.”//

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**Original Postings may be:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- A thought-provoking question: Consider including a quotation from the article that you found interesting, intriguing, or even puzzling…OR write a question that discusses a larger theme or issue associated with the article. Your post should include a discussion with the question.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- An opinion or position statement related to an issue discussed in the article. Your statement should demonstrate that you read the article and should allude to information it discussed.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- A discussion of how you think the information in the article may impact society in a positive or negative way.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**Comments on Original Postings:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">- Should address your classmates ideas, but also offer and discuss your own opinion about the issue being discussed.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">**Grading:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">This is my first attempt at including an online discussion in my class, thus I am going to be somewhat lenient for grading purposes. You will receive a rubric in class that you are expected to use as a guideline for submitting quality work! Posts will be graded on a ten point scale.

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