Summary NUR2063 Exam 1 Blueprint

NUR2063 Exam 1 Blueprint NUR2063: Essentials of Pathophysiology Exam 1 Blueprint Winter 2021 1. Pathophysiology basics a. Homeostasis i. What is it? equilibrium, balance, consistency, and stability. vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, and temperature. ii. Why do we have this? self-regulating, give-and-take system that responds to minor changes in the body through compensation mechanisms. Compensation mechanisms attempt to counteract those changes and return the body to its normal state b. Adaptation to stress and illness i. Resilience: How one bounces back from sickness or illness ii. Adaptation: How one adapts to sickness iii. Maladaptation: Not adapting correctly c. Cellular structures & functions i. Ribosomes: make proteins, protein synthesis ii. Mitochondria: cell power plant, ATP is made iii. Lysosomes: breakdown cell products & foreign bodies iv. Cell membrane: semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell 1. Receptors: Ion channels, protein-linked signals