Healthcare Careers
Teaching Tomorrow's Doctors, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners
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What will I learn?
- The screening, treatment and long-term management of the most common disease states
- Mechanisms of actions, side effects, and drug interactions of the top 100 prescription medications
- Medical coding ICD-10 CM and ICD-10 PCS
Who is this for?
- High school students
- College students
- Pre-nursing, pre-physician assistant, pre-medical and other pre-health students
- Anyone interested in a career in healthcare
Module 1:
Cardiovascular Disease
Module objectives include prevention and management strategies in patients with or at risk of cardiovascular disease. There are four steps in this process which starts with identification of patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, life style interventions, pharmacological treatment options, and implementation of salt restriction for hypertension.
Module 2:
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Module objectives include screening and management strategies in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. There are four steps in this process which starts with screening for type 2 diabetes, overview of medical care in adults with diabetes, initial management of blood glucose, and management of persistent hyperglycemia.
Module 3:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Module objectives include screening and management strategies in patients with autism spectrum disorder. There are three steps in this process which starts with goals in patients with autism, treatment modalities, and the role of the primary care physician.
Module 4:
Geriatrics Health
Module objectives include screening and management strategies in the geriatrics population. There are four steps in this process which starts with healthy life style, comprehensive geriatric assessment, falls in the older person, and specialized drug prescribing.
Module 5:
Smoking Cessation
Module objectives include screening and management strategies for smokers who intend to quit. There are five steps in this process which starts with overview of smoking cessation, benefits and risks of smoking cessation, cardiovascular benefits and risks, behavioral approaches, and pharmacological options for smoking cessation.
Module 6:
Medical Coding ICD-10 CM & ICD-10 PCS
Module objectives include the basics of medical coding. These objectives are identification of code structures, basic coding steps in ICD-10 CM/PCS and practice case examples.
Module 7:
Top 100 Drugs Prescribed in the US
Module objectives include mechanisms of actions, side effects and drug interactions of the most commonly prescribed prescription medications.
Top 100:
- Synthroid - 21,561,481
- Thyroid - 5,128,576
- Crestor - 21,478,776
- Zetia - 6,925,137
- Bystolic - 6,461,435
- Diovan - 5,224,025
- Ventolin HFA - 18,203,939
- Advair Diskus - 13,776,325
- Spiriva - 9,635,935
- Symbicort - 8,265,594
- Nasonex - 6,432,382
- Flovent HFA - 5,736,650
- Nexium - 15,298,228
- Lantus Solostar-10,939,840
- Januvia - 9,148,946
- Vyvanse - 10,413,999
- Lyrica - 10,022,365
- Tamiflu - 8,025,275
- Cialis - 7,472,719
- Viagra - 7,104,074
- Suboxone - 6,985,631
- Abilify - 9,099,978
- Xarelto - 6,739,752
- Celebrex - 6,449,730
- Oxycontin - 5,347,532
- Voltaren Gel - 5,123,676
- Namenda - 5,961,360
- etc.
Upcoming Modules (In no particular order):
POST-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION / STROKE
A new lecture is released every week.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewPatients With Established CVD (2:18)
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StartStep 1: Identifying Patients At High Risk (4:39)
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StartAssessing Cardiovascular Risk Factors (10:50)
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StartASCVD 10-Year Risk Calculator (3:45)
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StartBody Mass Index Calculator (2:01)
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StartCalculating Target Heart Rate (1:43)
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StartStep 2: Life Style Interventions and Drug Treatment Options (8:48)
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StartStep 3: Salt Restriction and Hypertension (9:16)
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StartMediterranean Diet (1:31)
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StartReading and Calculating Sodium (5:05)
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StartReferences (0:59)
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PreviewDiabetes Screening (1:28)
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StartTable of Contents (6:26)
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StartStep 1: Screening For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (4:45)
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StartDiabetes Risk Calculator (2:04)
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StartBody Mass Index (BMI) Calculator (2:01)
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StartStep 2: Medical Care in Adults With Diabetes (7:45)
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StartA1C/Glucose Calculator (1:47)
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StartStep 3: Initial Management of Blood Glucose (5:58)
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StartASCVD 10-Year Risk Calculator for Macrovascular Disease (3:45)
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StartStep 4: Management of Persistent Hyperglycemia (2:34)
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StartCarbohydrate Counting For Fruits and Vegetables (3:01)
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StartMediterranean Diet (1:31)
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StartReferences (1:30)
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PreviewAutism Symptoms (1:50)
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StartEtiology (4:07)
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StartTable of Contents (2:49)
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StartAutism Screening Tools (1:46)
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StartStep 1: Goals (3:36)
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StartM-CHAT-R Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (2:45)
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StartStep 2: Treatment Modalities (3:18)
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StartComplementary/Alternative Interventions (2:01)
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StartReading Nutritional Labels and Avoiding Triggers (2:40)
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StartGluten/Casein-Free Diet (3:01)
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StartStep 3:: Role of Primary Care Physician (3:44)
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StartPrognosis (1:15)
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StartDownloadable Tools (2:41)
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StartAutism Apps (5:16)
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StartReferences (0:29)
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KhapaMed Health is a team of physicians, nurse practitioners and certified medical coders. We distribute quality healthcare training and educational content. We aim to teach healthcare the way it's used in hospitals to improve health in every home and to prepare students for a future career in healthcare.