Pathophysiology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NUR 239 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS NURSING [PSYCH EXAM STUDY GUIDE] 1. What is oppositional defiant disorder? ANS: Uncooperative, defiant, disobedient and hostile behavior towards authority figures WITHOUT major antisocial violations 2. What sex is most affected by oppositional defiant disorder? ANS: Males 3. What is conduct disorder? ANS: Aggression, deceitfulness characterized by harming people or property 4. What is intermittent explosiv...

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NUR 239 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS NURSING [NEURO EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE] 1. What kind of diet reduces the number of seizures for children? ANS: A ketogenic diet 2. In MS, what does a spastic bladder indicate? ANS: A spinal lesion above the second sacral nerve 3. In MS, a flaccid bladder indicates what? ANS: A lesion in the reflex arc controlling bladder function. 4. CSF analysis, for an MS patient, would show what? ANS: Increased immunoglobu...

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NUR 239 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS NURSING [MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE] 1. What possible complications should a woman of child-bearing-age with SLE be informed of? ANS: • Stillbirth and spontaneous abortion • Intrauterine growth retardation • Overall high risk to mother and baby due to organ involvement 2. What is "calcinosis"? ANS: Painful deposits of calcium in the skin 3. What is the acronym that represents the disorders/symp...

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NUR 239 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS NURSING [EXAM STUDY GUIDE] 1. What is the normal range of CD4 cells in the body? ANS: 800 - 1200 2. The body can remain healthy with a CD4 level over what? ANS: 500 3. At what point is a patient with HIV is diagnosed with AIDS? ANS: when the CD4 T cell count drops below 200 or the patient develops wasting syndrome, which is the loss of 10% or more of ideal body mass. 4. What are two common symptoms of AIDS? ...

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NUR 239 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS NURSING [OBSTETRICAL EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE] 1. What is the largest cause of spontaneous abortion? ANS: Congenital problems of the baby 2. What is a "spontaneous abortion"? ANS: The medical term for miscarriage 3. What is a "threatened abortion"? ANS: Bleeding in the first half of pregnancy 4. Post-miscarriage, what will contents left in the uterus cause? ANS: • Bleeding • Infection 5. What is a ...

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NUR 239 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS NURSING [OBSTETRICAL EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE] 1. Why does the nurse have to be cautious when administering Magnesium and anti-hypertensives together to a woman in severe preeclampsia? ANS: Because signs of magnesium toxicity include hypotension 2. What does "HELLP" stand for? ANS: • Hemolysis • Elevated Liver enzymes • Low Platelet count 3. What is the first sign of HELLP syndrome? ANS: Pain in right upper...