NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam Review Guide

(NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam Review)

• Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
• Pathophysiological changes related to Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function
• How does patient characteristics such as racial and ethnic variables impact altered physiology?
• How does the pathophysiology of spinal injuries impact patients?
• What is the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and altered physiology.

Common Neurological and MS disorders and the pathophysiological nature of these issues in adults and children:

Concepts of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Stroke
• Multiple sclerosis
• Transient Ischemic Attack
• Myasthenia gravis
• Headache
• Seizure disorders
• Head injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system
• Osteoporosis
• Osteopenia
• Bursitis
• Tendinitis
• Gout
• Lyme Disease
• Spondylolysis
• Fractures
• Parkinson’s
• Alzheimer’s
• Three basic bone-formations:
• Osteoblasts:
• Osteocytes
• Osteoclasts
• Concepts of Psychological Disorders
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Depression
• Bipolar disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Delirium
• Dementia
• Obsessive compulsive disease
• Women’s and Men’s Health, Infections, and Hematologic Disorders
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Prostate
• Epididymitis
• Factors that affect fertility
• Anemia
• ITP
• TTP
• DIC
• Thrombocytopenia
• Pediatrics
• Pediatric Disorders
• Cancer in Children
• Growth and development
• Scoliosis (ortho)
• Kawasaki
• Alterations in children
• Congenital (heart syndrome)
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Asthma
• Lead poisoning and effects on neurological functioning
• Sickle cell
• Hemophilia

(NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam Review)