Nursing Notes

Innate Immunity Lecture Notes The Immune Response (Innate vs. Adaptive) Antigen Recognition and Function Natural Barriers Inflammatory Response The Complement System, The Coagulation Cascade, Kinin Pathway Cells of the Innate Immunity Soluble Mediators of Innate Immunity: Cytokines and Chemokines Acute and Chronic Inflammation

Infectious Disease Lecture Notes Agents of Disease (Prions, Viruses, Bacteria, Spirochetes, Fungi, Parasites) Infectious Disease Key Terms Chain of Infection Portal of Entry Symptomatology Disease Course (Incubation period, prodromal stage, acute stage, convalescent stage, resolution stage) Diagnosis of Infectious Disease

Disorders of Immune Responses Lecture Notes Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Primary and Secondary) Warning signs of Primary Immunodeficiency Primary Immune Disorders Hypogammaglobulinemia Immunoglobulin A Deficiency Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Adaptive Immunity Lecture Notes Interaction Between Active and Innate Immunity Adaptive Immunity Types of Adaptive Immunity Cells of Adaptive Immunity Lymphoid Tissues and Organs Antigens Humoral Immunity Active and Passive Immunity Immunoglobulins (antibodies) Cellular Immunity

Hypersensitivity Disorders Lecture Notes Disorders and Reactions Steps to Sensitivity Reactions Clinical Symptoms of IGE Type I Reactions Anaphylaxis Type II Antibody Mediated Disorders Type III Immune Complex-Mediated Disorders Type IV Cell-Mediated Hypersensitivity Disorders Systemic Lupus Erythematous - Pathophysiology and Clinical Features Sjogren Syndrome - Pathophysiology and Symptoms.

Blood Cells and the Hematopoietic System Lecture Notes Composition of Blood Cellular Elements Elements of the Hematopoietic System Plasma Hematopoiesis

The Hematopoietic System - Neoplasia, Hematopoietic System, Lymphoid Systems, Hemodynamic. Disorders, Thromboembolism, and Shock * Lecture notes from 9 powerpoints with voiceover recordings

Thrombosis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Lecture Notes Virchow's triad Hypercoagulability Primary and secondary causes Fate of Thrombus Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) DIC Pathogenesis DIC Clinical Features and Labs

Shock - Lecture Notes Pathophysiology of Shock Classifications of Shock Key Points in Shock Care Hypovolemic shock Septic Shock

Iron Deficiency Anemia Lecture Notes Pathogenesis of Iron Deficiency Lab and Clinical Features Signs and Symptoms