NR 507 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1
Reproductive: endometrial cycle and the occurrence of ovulation; uterine prolapse;
polycystic ovarian syndrome; testicular cancer and conditions that increase risk;
symptoms that require evaluation for breast cancer; signs of premenstrual dysphoric
disorder; dysfunctional uterine bleeding; pathophysiology of prostate cancer; HPV and
the development of cervical cancer
Endocrine: body’s process for adapting to high hormone levels; Cushing’s Syndrome;
causes of hypoparathyroidism; lab results that point to primary hypothyroidism;
pathophysiology of thyroid storm; signs of thyrotoxicosis;
Neurological: dermatomes; substance release at the synapse; Spondylolysis; location
of the motor and sensory areas of the brain; pathophysiology of cerebral infarction and
excitotoxins; agnosia; accumulation of blood in a subarachnoid hemorrhage; most
common cause of meningitis;
Genitourinary: diet and the prevention of prostate cancer; Impact of Benign Prostatic
Hypertrophy (BPH) on the urinary system
Genetics: the role of DNA in genetics; transcription; effects of genetic mutations;
Trisomy; Down Syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; diseases that have multifactorial traits;
multifactorial inheritance; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Neurofibromatosis
Musculoskeletal: ions that initiate muscle contraction; growth of long bones in children;
bones belonging to the appendicular skeleton;
Immunity/Inflammation: how vaccines are formed; populations at risk for getting
systemic fungal infections and parasitic infections; systemic manifestations of infection;
mechanisms responsible for the increase in antimicrobial resistance worldwide;
functions of normal flora in the body; desensitization therapy; cells involved in “left shift”
in the WBC count differential; forms of immunity; major histocompatibility class I
antigens; inflammatory chemicals blocked by anti-inflammatory drugs; characteristics of
acute phase reactant C-reactive protein
Dermatology: process by which a deep pressure ulcer heals; complications of the
development of contractures during wound healing
Acid/Base: causes of respiratory alkalosis; molecules that act as buffers in the blood;
Cardiovascular: most common cardiac valve disease in women; when myocardial
ischemia may be reversible; symptoms of stable angina; orthostatic hypotension;
isolated systolic hypertension; results of sustained controlled hypertension; the
relationship of insulin resistance on the development of primary hypertension; defects in
the normal secretion of natriuretic hormones and the impact on renal system; effects of
increased sympathetic nervous system activity due to primary hypertension;
complications of unstable plaque in the coronary arteries; forms of dyslipidemia
Reproductive: endometrial cycle and the occurrence of ovulation; uterine prolapse;
polycystic ovarian syndrome; testicular cancer and conditions that increase risk;
symptoms that require evaluation for breast cancer; signs of premenstrual dysphoric
disorder; dysfunctional uterine bleeding; pathophysiology of prostate cancer; HPV and
the development of cervical cancer
Endocrine: body’s process for adapting to high hormone levels; Cushing’s Syndrome;
causes of hypoparathyroidism; lab results that point to primary hypothyroidism;
pathophysiology of thyroid storm; signs of thyrotoxicosis;
Neurological: dermatomes; substance release at the synapse; Spondylolysis; location
of the motor and sensory areas of the brain; pathophysiology of cerebral infarction and
excitotoxins; agnosia; accumulation of blood in a subarachnoid hemorrhage; most
common cause of meningitis;
Genitourinary: diet and the prevention of prostate cancer; Impact of Benign Prostatic
Hypertrophy (BPH) on the urinary system
Genetics: the role of DNA in genetics; transcription; effects of genetic mutations;
Trisomy; Down Syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; diseases that have multifactorial traits;
multifactorial inheritance; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Neurofibromatosis
Musculoskeletal: ions that initiate muscle contraction; growth of long bones in children;
bones belonging to the appendicular skeleton;
Immunity/Inflammation: how vaccines are formed; populations at risk for getting
systemic fungal infections and parasitic infections; systemic manifestations of infection;
mechanisms responsible for the increase in antimicrobial resistance worldwide;
functions of normal flora in the body; desensitization therapy; cells involved in “left shift”
in the WBC count differential; forms of immunity; major histocompatibility class I
antigens; inflammatory chemicals blocked by anti-inflammatory drugs; characteristics of
acute phase reactant C-reactive protein
Dermatology: process by which a deep pressure ulcer heals; complications of the
development of contractures during wound healing
Acid/Base: causes of respiratory alkalosis; molecules that act as buffers in the blood;
Cardiovascular: most common cardiac valve disease in women; when myocardial
ischemia may be reversible; symptoms of stable angina; orthostatic hypotension;
isolated systolic hypertension; results of sustained controlled hypertension; the
relationship of insulin resistance on the development of primary hypertension; defects in
the normal secretion of natriuretic hormones and the impact on renal system; effects of
increased sympathetic nervous system activity due to primary hypertension;
complications of unstable plaque in the coronary arteries; forms of dyslipidemia
