Nr 283 week 6 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Sickle Cell Anemia Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 283: Pathophysiology Sickle Cell Anemia Approximately 60 % of individuals w ith Sickle Cell Anemia live in Sub Saharan Africa. Each year about 300,000 infants are born with major hemoglobin disorders- including more than 200,000 cases of Sickle Cell Anemia in Africa. (Munube et al., 2016). Sickle Cell Anemia is a common genetic condition due to a hemoglobin (Hb) disorder inheritance of mutant hemoglobin genes from both parents. Normally, your ...

Mrs. A has been taking high doses of glucocorticoids for much of the past 2 years to control severe rheumatoid arthritis. She has now developed hypertension and type 2 diabetes and would like to stop taking the cortisone because of the unwanted changes in her appearance. 1. How does Cushing’s syndrome affect theindividual? 2. Discuss how hypertension and diabetes have developed and thepotential complications of theseconditions. 3. DiscussotherpotentialproblemsthatMrs.Amayexperienceresulting...

NR 283 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Week 6 Patho Questions & Answers with rationales

NR 283 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Week 6 Patho Questions & Answers with rationales

The Epidemiology of Acute Myocardial Infarction Chamberlain University College of Nursing NR283: Pathophysiology The Epidemiology of Acute Myocardial Infarction According to Mechanic and Grossman (2020), there are over three million people in the world each year that are dying from a very serious disease of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Acute MI) also commonly known as a Heart Attack, in which more than over one million of that number of deaths are in the United States. An Acute Myocardial Infarc...

Chamberlain University College of Nursing NR283: Pathophysiology Epidemiology In the United States, there are about 80 million individuals that are diagnosed with the human papillo mavirus (HPV), and every day there are 14 million new cases of HPV that are contracted by people between the ages 15 and 59 years (Schub & Parks-Chapman J, 2017). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informs that human papillomavirus is a virus with a double stranded DNA that affects the epithelial tis...

1. A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says “my daughter rolled over against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is there something terribly wrong?” The FNP‘s best response would be: 2. During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note elicited over a lung lobe. This most likely results from: 3. The patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides of her face. The FN...

NR 283 Foundational (Week Three) Questions with Answers 2023/2024 What is an effect of the sympathetic nervous system? A. Bradycardia B. Increased peristalsis C. Vasoconstriction D. Bronchoconstriction - Answer C What are the criteria for brain death? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) A. loss of awareness and mental capabilities, brain stem intact B. absence of brain stem reflexes C. brain function intact, body paralyzed D. appears to be in a sleep-wake cycle E. cessation of brain stem...

Mrs. A has been taking high doses of glucocorticoids for much of the past 2 years to control severe rheumatoid arthritis. She has now developed hypertension and type 2 diabetes and would like to stop taking the cortisone because of the … changes in her appearance. How does Cushing’s syndrome affect the individual? Discuss how hypertension and diabetes have developed and the potential complications of these conditions. Discuss other potential problems that Mrs. A may experience resulting from...

Melanoma Chamberlain College of Nursing NR283: Pathophysiology Spring Session A Melanoma Introduction of Disease Melanoma is a malignant form of skin cancer. While it is not the most com mon form of skin cancer, it is the deadliest. Melanocytes are cells found on the border of the epidermis and dermis. When they are exposed to UV rays they produce more melanin which gives the skin a darker pigmentation. “The incidence of malignant melanoma has been rising steadily for at least the past 30 year...