NUR 2063 Essentials of
Pathophysiology Final Exam
Study Guide | Rasmussen
University Exam Prep
2026/2027
, Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. Low potassium (Hypokalemia)
Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate Catecholamines - Flight or fight response
and increase in blood pressure
Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites
escapes into interstitial cell space. Swelling. Fluid is in the
wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Sodium and water retention Function of aldosterone
extracellular, interstitial, intracellular, intravascular Different fluid compartments
increased capillary hydrostatic pressure. Decreased Causes of edema
albumin levels.
Sign is something you see. Objective you observe is a Signs and Symptoms
sign. Subjective is a symptom. Symptom is something the
patient is feeling.
Immune complex reaction. RA and SLE Type 3 hypersensitivity reaction examples
Contact with allergen Cause of contact dermatitis
Primary, secondary, tertiary Levels of prevention
Fatal to brain- Nervous system changes Hyponatremia
They will not listen to the signals of apoptosis cell death. Metastatic cancer cells
They communicate and invade nearby organs
Powerhouse. Function of the mitochondria
Helps with the production of proteins synthesis. Ribosomes
After 50 years, every 10 years screening for colonoscopy. Colonoscopy
Stool for occult blood every year, sigmoidoscopy every 5
years
Pathophysiology Final Exam
Study Guide | Rasmussen
University Exam Prep
2026/2027
, Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. Low potassium (Hypokalemia)
Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate Catecholamines - Flight or fight response
and increase in blood pressure
Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites
escapes into interstitial cell space. Swelling. Fluid is in the
wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Sodium and water retention Function of aldosterone
extracellular, interstitial, intracellular, intravascular Different fluid compartments
increased capillary hydrostatic pressure. Decreased Causes of edema
albumin levels.
Sign is something you see. Objective you observe is a Signs and Symptoms
sign. Subjective is a symptom. Symptom is something the
patient is feeling.
Immune complex reaction. RA and SLE Type 3 hypersensitivity reaction examples
Contact with allergen Cause of contact dermatitis
Primary, secondary, tertiary Levels of prevention
Fatal to brain- Nervous system changes Hyponatremia
They will not listen to the signals of apoptosis cell death. Metastatic cancer cells
They communicate and invade nearby organs
Powerhouse. Function of the mitochondria
Helps with the production of proteins synthesis. Ribosomes
After 50 years, every 10 years screening for colonoscopy. Colonoscopy
Stool for occult blood every year, sigmoidoscopy every 5
years
