Nursing lp nu2403 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Study Guide for PN 161-- Practical Nursing III Exam # 1 Spring 2016 Vocabulary – make sure to review vocabulary at beginning of each chapter Understand the definition of: Ataxia - Cachexia—weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness Thrombocytopenia—deficiency of platelets in the blood, this causes bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury. Neutropenia—the presence of abnormally few neutrophils in the blood, leading to increased ...