This assignment gives your first experience of reading and reacting to journal literature in Allied Health Research.  Many students never realize there's a world beyond the textbooks and so it's all new to them.  You learn that in your specialty there are things printed every day that are new.  You will have to keep up to maintain your professional competency.  Journals are a resource that you can use, both here in school and when you get out in a professional situation.  The assignment is carefully sequenced with clear due dates and instructions. 

I believe that all of you, as future health care professionals, should be aware of how you can keep up on new developments in allied health and the issues that surround them.  Therefore, the objectives of this assignment are to familiarize you with the available literature in medicine and allied health.  

To meet the objectives of the assignment, you will:

·         Read and study, in detail, one current article on a topic covered in class from any of the three journals mentioned above. 

·         You will submit two assigned journal articles as Discussion Forums, and you may submit 2 or more of your own for credit in ALHE4060.  Ask the instructor if you wish to submit more than 2.

Details of What You Need To Do: 

1.      Go to the library and check out the issues of the journal.  You can also use the Internet for a resource.

2.      TIP: Most Journals publish a subject index in their December issue.  This is extremely useful and convenient when performing searches on subjects. 

3.      Look through the selected article ass well as the rest of that issue of the journal and several other recent issues to get a clear understanding of:

4.      what kinds of information is published,

5.      what audience it is intended to serve

6.      Whether references for further information are given. 

7.      Complete the Journal Article Review Form and submit by the due date. 

To receive full credit for this assignment, you must answer all questions on the review form and submit it by the due date.  Here is the information you should submit to your Research website:

Title of Journal:  Sleep Apnea Symptoms

Article:               Yahoo/ Health wise

Title of Journal:  Sleep Apnea Symptoms

Volume_______none__________________

Date ____07__/__13___/___2007___

Page Number(s) __3_____

• What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

Yahoo

• What is your overall evaluation of this article?

_____Poor          ______Fair            ___X___Good        _______Very Good       _____Excellent

• Why did you choose to review this particular article?

This article relates to my research paper and I hope it will help apply and add to my research paper.

• How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 
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•  

Students:        ____Poor       ____Fair       __X___Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

Teachers:       ____Poor       ____Fair       __X___Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

Patients:         ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     __X___Very Good      _____Excellent

• Comment on the readability of this article. 

This article is straight to the point and is detailed in the symptoms that adults and children have or could have if they have sleep apnea.

• Course Topics covered:

The topic covered in this article is sleep apnea’s symptoms.

• Brief Summary:

This article covers many symptoms that adults and children face that have sleep apnea.

• Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.

Cor Pulmonale – although rare sleep apnea can cause this condition in children which causes their right side of their heart to increase in size.

Restless leg syndrome- I had heard of this condition, but never really knew what it was and I figured I would look it up considering it is something often associated with sleep apnea. It is however the need to move the legs or uncomfortable feelings in the calves, feet, or other muscles in the legs. This syndrome occurs often at night, but can happen anytime.

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness- This sparked my interested the article said it was, “falling asleep when you normally should not, such as while you are eating, talking, or driving.” I know people that are sleep during the day. However I am curious if this daytime sleepiness if it is the typical normal sleepiness or is different than that and contains the strong desire to sleep during the day. Also is this excessive only caused by sleep apnea or can medications cause this. All in all I didn’t know there was such thing as an excessive daytime sleepiness.

• Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.

Strengths include this articles ease of read ability. It is also straight to the point and doesn’t bog down the reader with details and unnecessary information. It is just plain and simple, nice and easy.

Weaknesses include the article’s shortness. It is not very in-depth it does accomplish it goal of reporting the symptoms it just seems short. Also it isn’t that technical which can be a good or bad point depending on the reader’s interpretation.

• How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?

Since many people have this condition and don’t know it. One might be able to notice it in patients in their work or career if patients complain or mentions some of the symptoms related in this article.

• Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover? 

On the website there are other links to similar topics, articles and discussion. However the article itself doesn’t mention any.

You’re Name: _Spencer Galloway

 Date: _10_____/__21____/___2008__

This assignment gives your first experience of reading and reacting to journal literature in Allied Health Research.  Many students never realize there's a world beyond the textbooks and so it's all new to them.  You learn that in your specialty there are things printed every day that are new.  You will have to keep up to maintain your professional competency.  Journals are a resource that you can use, both here in school and when you get out in a professional situation.  The assignment is carefully sequenced with clear due dates and instructions. 

I believe that all of you, as future health care professionals, should be aware of how you can keep up on new developments in allied health and the issues that surround them.  Therefore, the objectives of this assignment are to familiarize you with the available literature in medicine and allied health.  

To meet the objectives of the assignment, you will:

·         Read and study, in detail, one current article on a topic covered in class from any of the three journals mentioned above. 

·         You will submit two assigned journal articles as Discussion Forums, and you may submit 2 or more of your own for credit in ALHE4060.  Ask the instructor if you wish to submit more than 2.

Details of What You Need To Do: 

1.       Go to the library and check out the issues of the journal.  You can also use the Internet for a resource.

2.       TIP: Most Journals publish a subject index in their December issue.  This is extremely useful and convenient when performing searches on subjects. 

3.       Look through the selected article ass well as the rest of that issue of the journal and several other recent issues to get a clear understanding of:

4.       what kinds of information is published,

5.       what audience it is intended to serve

6.       Whether references for further information are given. 

7.       Complete the Journal Article Review Form and submit by the due date. 

To receive full credit for this assignment, you must answer all questions on the review form and submit it by the due date.  Here is the information you should submit to your Research website:

Title of Journal: The Medscape Journal

Article:  Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Title of Journal: The Medscape Journal

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Volume______________None________________ Date __07____/__24___/___08___ Page Number(s) 25

·         What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

E medicine

·         What is your overall evaluation of this article?

_____Poor          ______Fair            ______Good        _______Very Good       __X___Excellent

·         Why did you choose to review this particular article?

It relates to Sleep Apnea a topic I am interested in and am doing a research paper on.

·         How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 

Students:               ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     __X___Very Good      _____Excellent

Teachers:               ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     __X___Very Good      _____Excellent

Patients:                 ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     _____Very Good      ___X__Excellent

·         Comment on the readability of this article. 

While it uses some doctoral lingo, patients have the symptoms would be able to understand and relate with the article. Other readers might have to look up certain words or phrases.

·         Course Topics covered:

·          

This article covers what Sleep Apnea is, its background, risk factors, symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and other aspects of this condition.

·         Brief Summary:

This article describes it all. It goes into great detail about this condition and lists its main causes as well as possible causes and the risk factors involved with different races and sexes. The article also lists other diseases often follow or stem from sleep apnea.

·         Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - is a common surgical procedure to help eliminate Obstructive Sleep Apnea in adults. It involves the removal of tonsils, uvula, and the distal margin of the soft palate, along with some reshaping of the soft tissue. It has a success rate of around fifty percent.

Polysomnography (PSG) - This is basically a sleep study used to measure the quality of sleep and airflow that the patient exerts through their nose or mouth and typical takes at least 6 hours.

Pickwickian syndrome: This is obesity hypoventilation syndrome named after a character in a Charles Dickens novel. This disease is commonly confused with Sleep Apnea. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome involves a patient that is overly obese and has episodes of unstoppable sleep during the day, but restless nights.

·         Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.

This article is very in-depth and that’s strength. It reports on many details often left out in other articles.

Its weakness includes its length discussion and possible difficulty of words in someone is unknowing of the topic and aspects of the disease.

·         How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?

It’s always import to learn new things. Our techniques and views of treating diseases and learning about them is ever changing. It is important if one is in the health care field to always continue to learn. By learning about this common condition called Obstructive Sleep Apnea I would know about its common signs and risk factors involved that commonly follow it in patients.

·         Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover? 

Yes it lists 3 additional Medscape articles and 5 other eMedicine articles about a page into the article.

Your Name: _______Spencer Galloway_______________________________________ Date: ___10___/__25____/___08__