MedeaBurton

Mrs.Lindinger
SeniorSeminar
January30,2015

SeniorProjectResearchProposal

StatementofInterest
ThereasonIchoosethistopicisbecausemygrandmotherdiedfromheartdisease.I
wouldliketoknowmoreaboutRheumaticHeartDisease.
EssentialQuestion&Topic
HowcanchildrenthatarediagnosedwithRheumaticHeartDiseasetreattheircondition?
RheumaticHeartDisease
ProjectOverview
WhatIplantolearninmyresearchismoreaboutrheumaticheartdisease.
Whatgender,raceismoreaffectedbyrheumaticheartdisease?
Whatarethesymptomsorsignsofrheumaticheartdisease?

PreliminaryResearch

RheumaticheartdiseaseBetterHealthChannel.(n.d.).RetrievedJanuary20,2015,
from
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/rheumatic_heart_disease

Thiswebsitetalksaboutwhatrheumaticheartdiseaseisandwhatthetreatments,
symptoms,riskfactorsaboutthetopics.Italsotalksaboutwhatageyougetstarttogetrheumatic
heartdisease.Thiswebsitetalksaboutthecomplicationsofheartdiseaseandalsothediagnosis.

UniversityofRochesterMedicalCenter.(n.d.).RetrievedJanuary20,2015,from

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx
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Thiswebsitetalksaboutwhatrheumaticheartdiseaseisanditgivesyouquestionsthat
youmayneedanswerstoormightbeinterestedwantingtoknowabout.Italsostatesrheumatic
feverconcernsandthetreatments,symptoms.

UniversityofRochesterMedicalCenter.(n.d.).RetrievedJanuary20,2015,from

http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&ContentID=P01
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Thiswebsitetalksaboutthebackgroundinformationofrheumaticheartdisease,andthe
statisticsonthisspecificheartdisease.Italsotalksabouthowtherheumaticheartdiseaseand
rheumaticfeverandhowtheyaredifferenttypesofconditions.

RheumaticFever,RheumaticHeartDisease:CausesandTreatments.(n.d.).Retrieved
January20,2015,from
http://www.webmd.com/atozguides/understandingrheumaticfeverbasics

Thiswebsitetalksaboutthecausesandtreatmentofrheumaticheartdiseaseandhowcan
youcangetrheumaticheartdisease.

RheumaticHeartDisease.(n.d.).RetrievedJanuary20,2015,from

http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medicalconditions/heartbloodconditions/rheumaticheartdisea
se/

Thiswebsitetalksaboutthetypesofheartconditionsthatcanhappenifapersonhas
rheumaticheartdiseaseandanytypeofheartdisease.

AdditionalFacts:(http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/heartinsystemicdisease).Rheumaticfever
isverycommoninWesternEurope,itcanbefoundinotherpartsoftheworldbutitcanbe
especiallyfoundinAfrica.
Thesignsandsymptomsforrheumaticheartdiseasearechestpain,redandswollen
joints,painfulandtenderkneesanklesandwrists.
etc.(
http://www.healthline.com/health/rheumaticfever#Overview1
)
Rheumaticheartdiseaseisararedisease,thenumberofdeathsinrheumaticheartdisease
is3,767intheU.S.in1999(
http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/r/rheumatic_fever/stats.htm
).
Thetreatmentforrheumaticdiseasearebloodthinningtopreventstrokeorthenbloodfor
replacementvalves
Heartvalvesurgerytofixorreplacedamagedheartvalves
Hospitaladmissiontotreatheartfailureantibioticsforinfection.
Balloonsinsertedthroughaveintoopenupstuckvalves.
Rheumaticheartdiseasecanstartbetweentheagesof419yearsage.

MultifacetedApproach

WhatgenderismostaffectedbyRheumaticheartdisease?
WhichraceismostaffectedbyRheumaticheartdisease?
WhichethnicpopulationismostaffectedbyRheumaticheartdisease?

ActionableChangeProduct(ACP)

MyACPwillconsistofacharityevent.Iwillgetincontactwitharheumaticheartdisease
foundation.Iwillmakeflyersandpostthemaroundtheschoolandstudentscanpay$1dollarto
dressdownfortheday.Iwillgivethemoneytotherheumaticheartdiseasefoundation.

Collaboration

ThepeoplethatIwillbeworkingwithduringmyseniorprojectismyaunt(SonyaOliver)
askingwhatdoessheknowaboutrheumaticheartdiseasealsotheschoolnurse,healthteacher,I
willalsocontactanorganizationaboutrheumaticheartdiseaseandaskthemquestionsaboutmy
topic.

MentorPlan

MymentorwillbeMs.Toth.Sheisoneofmy12thgradeteachersandsheteachesPolitical
ScienceandWorldCultures.ThereasonIchooseMs.Tothasmymentorisbecauseshegives
verygoodadviceandsheisstraightforwardwitheverythingandmakessureIdontrushmy
seniorproject.

TechnologyProduct

CreatingaPreziaswellaspowtoonstogoalongwithmyresearchandpresentation.

Timeline:

Weeklycheckinswithmentortoensureeffectiveprogress.
Createanactionplanwithweektoweekdeadlines.
Setcalendarreminders.