Nur 631 week 10 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 631 - Week 11 Quiz Review INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS – yellow tab 10, p 1173• Infection and inflammation of the endocardium, especially the cardiac valves •Bacterial – strep, staph, enterococci• 3 elements – endocardial damage, blood-bourne pathogen adherence to the damaged endocardial surface, formation of infective endocardial vegetations• MANIFESTATIONS Acute, subacure, or chronic Causes varying degrees of valvular dysfunction Can have manifestations involving several organs Cl...

Gastrointestinal Case Study: A patient presents in the ER with a severely low hemoglobin and hematocrit count. Symptomatology includes listlessness, pale, pallor, and hypotensive. The initial assumption is blood loss via the gastrointestinal tract. As either an FNP or an AG-ACNP student, provide an initial evaluation for either a pediatric or an adult patient. In addition, include the following in your presentation: * The presentation of the patient * A list of possible conditions that present...

NUR 631 Week 8 Midterm Exam NUR 631 Week 8 Midterm Exam (Rated 100%) 1. What is an example of compensatory hyperplasia a. Liver (Regeneration) 2. What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential to initiate and action potential. a. Sodium gates open, sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive. 3. What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. a. Caseous Necrosis 4. Low plasma albumin causes edema as a ...

NUR 631 Topic 8 Midterm - version1 ------------------------ 1.Question: What is an example of compensatory hyperplasia 2.Question: What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential to initiate and action potential. 3.Question: What type of necrosis is often associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. 4.Question: Low plasma albumin causes edema as a result of a reduction in which pressure. 5.Question: When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive, it is inherited from who. ...