Academic Skills Internet Source

Activity
Internet Source
Research each topic using the internet and complete each question.

1. Common pharmaceutical treatment for high blood sugar

a. Search engine used:

• Google

b. reputable and scholarly internet site URL

• Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/diagnosis-
treatment/drc-20351199

c. an inappropriate internet site URL

• Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperglycemia

d. Paraphrase the appropriate page or article

• Possibly treatment for diabetes is medication or insulin therapy. There are
many medications that can be used to treat diabetes, some include
Metformin, Sulfonylureas, Meglitinides, Thiazolidinedions, etc.

e. APA cite the source

Mayo Clinic. (2018, March 22). Heart Disease. Retrieved from Mayo Clinic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/symptoms-
causes/syc-20353118

2. Common cause of heart disease

a. Search engine used:

• Google

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b. reputable and scholarly internet site URL

• Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/symptoms-
causes/syc-20353118

c. an inappropriate internet site URL

• Wikipedia-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease

d. Paraphrase the appropriate page or article

• Some causes of heart disease are by damaged blood vessels, buildup
offatty plaques in the arteries and also atherosclerosis.

e. APA cite the source

Mayo Clinic. (2018, March 22). Heart Disease. Retrieved from Mayo Clinic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/symptoms-
causes/syc-20353118

3. New industry technology (based upon your program, select a new technology, e.g.
lasers for tooth decay)

a. Search engine used:

• Google

b. reputable and scholarly internet site URL

• Sanford Brown
http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/Student-Life/blog/March-2015/Medical-
Coding-Technologies

c. an inappropriate internet site URL

• Medical Billers and Coders.
http://www.medicalbillersandcoders.com/blog/6-trends-to-watch-out-for-
healthcare-billing-industry-in-2017.html

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d. Paraphrase the appropriate page or article

• To accommodate for government-mandated changes in coding systems,
new medical technologies are expected to improve an already well-
established system. Enter medical coding technologies, which involve the
entry, processing and retrieval of huge amounts of complex health
information.

e. APA cite the source

Sanford-Brown. (2015, March 17). MEDICAL CODING TECHNOLOGIES: COMPUTER-

ASSISTED CODING. Retrieved from Sanford-Brown:
http://www.sanfordbrown.edu/Student-Life/blog/March-2015/Medical-Coding-
Technologies

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