Patho FINAL STUDY GUIDE

NURS 215 Final Exam
TEST MAP – STUDY GUIDE This is a guide for student preparation for testing in NURS 215. It is understood that the student is responsible for all course material designated each test including course readings, in/out of class study / activities and lecture material.
Immunity

Know about signs and symptoms of AIDS,
Lab values, CD 4 Counts and viral loads.
Inflammatory response &
Infection

Know about the inflammatory response,
Anaphylaxis including eosinophils
Know about WBC – types and function
Know about universal precautions infection
Pain and Stress Response

Know about stress and the General Adaptation Syndrome Know about pain responses – acute vs. chronic
Referred pain – why certain areas but not others
Action of opioids
Types of pain – cutaneous, deep somatic, visceral, referred, psychogenic
Dermatomes
CRPS – complex regional pain syndrome
Hormones

Know about hypo-hyperthyroidism,
Antidiuretic hormone –ADH.
Diabetes
Shock

Know the pathology of shock
Know signs and symptoms of each type, relationships to tissue perfusion, and compensatory mechanisms of the sympathetic nervous system.
Know the classifications of shock also.
Fluid and electrolyte balance

Know about Renin angiotension Antidiuretic hormone,
Lab values related to renal function, know about signs and symptoms of fluid excess ,
Know Trousseau’s and Chvostek’s sign,
Know about what laboratory values most predictive of renal function
Know all electrolytes- what they do - function, levels, hypo and hyper states: causes and associated signs and symptoms (CHART)
Know fluid compartments (ICF, ECF, etc) and associated electrolytes.
Know about insensible water loss: water loss that cannot be measured
Know treatment for hyperkalemia: give them foods high in calcium, treat the cause, give them calcium (calcium is an antagonist to potassium)
Symptoms of fluid overload
Relationship of phosphate & calcium, Na & K
Difference of water in the body of males and