Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours
For Independent Component 2, I plan to do more mentorship. I plan to meet with my mentor more often and since I have a clear topic (that I'm fond of), I can ask more focussed questions and research more in depth.


Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence
I will take pictures and plan to do (seldom) posts about articles of research that I found interesting.


Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth
The more I talk to my mentor and the more I research gives me an appreciation of what I'm actually working on. Senior Project is more than a grade to me. With that mindset, the more I talk to my mentor and others, the better I'll understand my topic; so I'm able to teach other what I learned during my 2-hour presentation.

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

I'm most proud of the ability of my classmates to answer the questions from the Activity (What is LDL Cholesterol? What does it do to the body?) Their ability to answer the questions makes me hopeful that I explained my senior topic clearly.


What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation?
I'd give myself a P+. I understood and conveyed my research clearly. My activity went smoothly and was successful to the point that the audience were able to answer the questions. (Which if I can attest, is considerably complicated because the body is complex)


What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
The research and information part was surprisingly fun. While I was making the PowerPoint, I had to think of a way to convey the complicated process of atherosclerosis into layman's terms. This helps me understand it even better. What's better learning than teaching?


If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I would most definitely have liked to have thought of a better activity.While my case studies activity got the information across, actually doing something with your hands could be more engaging. That's what I've learned from the past two weeks and even last year's senior presentation; hand-on projects are much more fun and you appreciate it more!


What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

Very likely jumping from nutrition changes to surgical procedures such as angioplasty.

Independent Component 1

Literal

1. I, Alfonso Esquivel, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work
2. My mentor, Dr. Francisco Fuscaldo, equipment technicians, and nurses helped me complete Independent Component 1.
3. Independent Component Log 1
4. I spent most of my time at AEON Medical Supplies. My mentor goes there often to meet with the boss. That is when I usually talk to him. Other than that, I would interact with technicians and the equipment stored at the warehouse.If I had time I would research about the equipment and how it could tie into my senior topic and ultimately my Essential Question.

Interpretive

CPAP Machine

Oxygen Concentrators

Oxygen Tanks

Applied

1. My mentor showed me many medical supplies. One of the most prominent equipment that was referenced back to many times were oxygen tanks. While I wasn't directly learning about CAD, the constant reference for oxygen helped me understand my foundation better. Necrosis of heart tissues can undeniably occur during myocardial infarction. Even a few seconds of oxygen loss in your heart can permanently damage the tissues in the heart reinforcing the importance of oxygen.

Whisker Synthesis!

Article Title: Nanotube whiskers could aid robot-human interaction
Info: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nanotube-whiskers-could-aid-robot-human-interaction

Carbon is a brilliant element. Structured perfectly, it can create incredibly tough material with no sacrifice to weight. Engineers have developed a carbon nano tube sensor that mimics the whiskers of catskys. "The whiskers picked up pressures less than one-tenth as high as previous designs could detect." This has many applications in surgical robots!

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1. What is the most effective way to treat a patient with Coronary Artery Disease?
2. Could you explain the various symptoms of CAD?
3. How serious of a disease is CAD?
4. How does CAD affect daily life?
5. What are things you should know about a patient before you can recommend a choice?
6. How does exercise help to treat CAD?
7. If its effects have gone past a certain point, are there surgical procedures that can be done?
8. Can you explain ways of preventing CAD before it starts to develop?
9. If I have chest pains, does that mean I have CAD? Are there other reasons why someone's chest would hurt?
10. How should a doctor act in front of a patients suffering from CAD?

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

Where are you doing your mentorship?
First at North Broadway Medical Clinic, but currently at AEON Medical Equipment & Supplies, Inc. (with same mentor)


Who is your contact?
Dr. Francisco B. Fuscaldo, MD


How many total hours have you done?
As of the 9th of January, 2013: 21 Hours.


Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
My mentor has been showing me a lot about the field of medicine. He talks about the tools he uses as well as the methods he uses such as how to talk to patients, how important it is to know your patient, etc. Every time I meet him, it seems like there is more to learn. (The mix of massive amounts of information as well as the broad field does give off that effect!)

Senior Project, The Holiday

It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school. What did you over the break with your senior project?

1. The main thing I did was more research. I want to change my EQ from rabies to have more options. The heart is interesting. So is the cardiovascular system. Maybe how to solve chest pains?

What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

1. I learned that focussing on something too specific is ambitious, but not good in the long run. I'm specifically talking about my current EQ.  I need to change it. Body pains! But not with anaesthesia!

If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

1. My mentor and probably other people (doctors?) if I can. My mentor is knowledgeable in this area and I would like to hear his take on it. But to have a better idea, I will aim to ask more experts. Be it a doctor or not. Perhaps someone who deals with chest pains!