Diseases/ Disorders you need to know for
Exam 4
Diabetes, Neuro and Sensory and
Musculoskeletal
Make sure you know the following:
- The disease process- Pathophysiology
- Risk Factors
- Treatment
o Medications
o Surgical
o Non pharmacological
- Possible Complications of disease/ disorder
- Patient/ family treatment of disease/ disorder
- For Tests and Procedures:
o Care before procedure
o Care after procedure
o Patient education about procedure
- For drugs:
o Know the classes and names of drugs
o Side effects
o Pt/ family teaching
o Nursing interventions
Diabetes Diseases (Ch. 53 & 56)
- Diagnostics (Galen Lab Values)
o Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C)
o Fasting blood glucose
o Serum pH
o Serum HCO3
, o BUN
o Creatinine
- Diseases/ Disorders
o Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)
o Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
o Hypoglycemia
o Hyperglycemia
o Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
o Hyperglycemic-Hyperosmolar State (HHS)
Neuro & Sensory: Ch. 38, 39, 40 & 41
- Diagnostic Studies
o Computed tomography
o Positron emission tomography (PET)
o Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
o Cerebral angiography
o CT angiography
o Lumbar puncture
o Evoked potential
o Electroencephalography (EEG)
o Myelography/myelogram
o Brain biopsies
- Headache
o Sinus headache
o Migraine Headache
o Cluster Headache
o Tension Headache
- Seizures
o Absence Seizures
Exam 4
Diabetes, Neuro and Sensory and
Musculoskeletal
Make sure you know the following:
- The disease process- Pathophysiology
- Risk Factors
- Treatment
o Medications
o Surgical
o Non pharmacological
- Possible Complications of disease/ disorder
- Patient/ family treatment of disease/ disorder
- For Tests and Procedures:
o Care before procedure
o Care after procedure
o Patient education about procedure
- For drugs:
o Know the classes and names of drugs
o Side effects
o Pt/ family teaching
o Nursing interventions
Diabetes Diseases (Ch. 53 & 56)
- Diagnostics (Galen Lab Values)
o Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C)
o Fasting blood glucose
o Serum pH
o Serum HCO3
, o BUN
o Creatinine
- Diseases/ Disorders
o Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)
o Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
o Hypoglycemia
o Hyperglycemia
o Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
o Hyperglycemic-Hyperosmolar State (HHS)
Neuro & Sensory: Ch. 38, 39, 40 & 41
- Diagnostic Studies
o Computed tomography
o Positron emission tomography (PET)
o Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
o Cerebral angiography
o CT angiography
o Lumbar puncture
o Evoked potential
o Electroencephalography (EEG)
o Myelography/myelogram
o Brain biopsies
- Headache
o Sinus headache
o Migraine Headache
o Cluster Headache
o Tension Headache
- Seizures
o Absence Seizures
