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NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Concepts to Review 2023. Cellular Biology/Cellular Adaptation/Cellular Injury Chapter 1 o Cellular Adaptation o Atrophy – decrease in size of cells, resulting in reduced tissue mass (immobilized limb in a cast) o Hypertrophy – increase in size of cells, resulting in an enlarged tissue mass (enlarged heart muscle) o Hyperplasia – increase in number of cells, resulting in enlarged tissue mass (could be compensatory mechanism or hormonal imbalance, cancer)...

NR 509 Final Exam (Answered) Appendicitis 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. McBurney Point 1. McBurn...

ADN 221 Pediatrics test prep Exam with Answers & Rationale Kaplan Peds Rationale 2 1. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura ○ A hemorrhagic autoimmune disorder that causes excessive destruction of platelets ○ Symptoms → sometimes NO symptoms i. Purpura (easy/excessive bruising) & Petechiae ii. Bleeding from gums/nose/mucus membranes iii. Blood in urine or stool iv. Heavy menstrual flow & low PLT count ○ Causes → immune system attack...

  peds test - 75 topics 2 1. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura ○ A hemorrhagic autoimmune disorder that causes excessive destruction of platelets ○ Symptoms → sometimes NO symptoms i. Purpura (easy/excessive bruising) & Petechiae ii. Bleeding from gums/nose/mucus membranes iii. Blood in urine or stool iv. Heavy menstrual flow & low PLT count ○ Causes → immune system attacking its own platelets, viral illness (flu/mumps) ○ Risk Factors → sulfa drugs, systemic lupus...

PATH370 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE. WEEKS 1-2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TERMINOLOGY Know all vocabulary and definitions from this chapter Acute: short-lived; may have severe manifestation Chronic- may last months to years, sometimes following an acute course Clinical manifestations- symptoms, signs, syndrome, latent period, prodromal period, subclinical stage, acute clinical course, chronic clinical course, exacerbation, remission, convalescence, sequelae ...

Evidence Based Practice For Nurses 4th Edition By Schmidt Brown – Test Bank Sample Questions Test bank for Schmidt & Brown 4th Edition Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE? Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following is the best definition of research? 2. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible solutions. 1. Information that is based on ...

PATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDEPATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE WEEKS 1-2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TERMINOLOGY Know all vocabulary and definitions from this chapter Acute: short-lived; may have severe manifestation Chronic- may last months to years, sometimes following an acute course Clinical manifestations- symptoms, signs, syndrome, latent period, prodromal period, subclinical stage, acute clinical course, chronic clinical course, exacerbation, rem...

PATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDEPATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE WEEKS 1-2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TERMINOLOGY Know all vocabulary and definitions from this chapter Acute: short-lived; may have severe manifestation Chronic- may last months to years, sometimes following an acute course Clinical manifestations- symptoms, signs, syndrome, latent period, prodromal period, subclinical stage, acute clinical course, chronic clinical course, exacerbation, rem...

NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Concepts to Review Cellular Biology/Cellular Adaptation/Cellular Injury Chapter 1 o Cellular Adaptation o Atrophy – decrease in size of cells, resulting in reduced tissue mass (immobilized limb in a cast) o Hypertrophy – increase in size of cells, resulting in an enlarged tissue mass (enlarged heart muscle) o Hyperplasia – increase in number of cells, resulting in enlarged tissue mass (could be compensatory mechanism or hormonal imbalance, cancer)...

These notes cover topics from Microbiology with Diseases by Body System 4th ed. Vocabulary covered: Abiogenesis (spontaneous generation), The scientific method, Theories/ laws, Facultative Anaerobes, Pasteurization, Idustrial Microbiology, Germ theory of diseases, pathogen, Etiology, Koch’s Postulates, Infectious control & Epidemiology, Immunology. Beneficial microbes in bread, wine, and beer; Does microbial life spontaneously generate? Redi’s Experiment, Needham’s experiment, Spallanzani...