NURSING
Pathophysiology Midterm Study Guide Checklist
Chapter 1
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-7?
-Understanding the research process
-What are the different types of prevention?
Chapter 2
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-9?
-What are the various fluid compartments in the body?
-How does fluid move within the body?
-What is Edema/Dehydration/Third-Spacing fluid?
-What are the causes of edema and how does it affect the body?
-What are the causes of dehydration and how does it affect the body?
-What are the various ranges for the electrolytes?
-What causes the electrolyte imbalances occur?
-What are the results of someone with an electrolyte imbalance?
-How does the body control and maintain the pH levels of the blood?
-What are those buffer systems?
-What are the acid base imbalances?
-How do these imbalances occur?
-What are the effects of the acid-base imbalances?
-What are the proper values when doing an ABG analysis?
-What is the difference between compensation and decompensation?
Chapter 4
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-8?
-What are the different types of pain?
-What are the two ways that afferent fibers conduct pain?
-What type of fibers are used for the reflex response?
-Where do the fibers all connect?
-What is a pain theory and what does it entail?
-What are the main characteristics of pain?
-How is pain perceived in young children?
-What is referred pain?
-How does this pain occur?
-What is phantom pain?
-What is the difference between pain tolerance and pain threshold?
-How does pain perception work?
-What are the different classifications of pain?
-What are the common clinical manifestations of pain?
-What are the different types of headaches and what do the entail?
-What are the various causes of pain based on the various classifications?
Chapter 5
, -Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-11?
-What are the layers of defense in the body?
-How does capillary exchange work?
-What is the function of inflammation?
-What is inflammation?
-What causes inflammation?
-What are the steps of the inflammatory process?
-What occurs during acute inflammation?
-What are the general characteristics of acute inflammation?
-What are the local effects of inflammation? (The cardinal signs)
-What are the various types of exudate that is produced?
-What are the systemic signs of inflammation?
-What are possible complications of inflammation? (acute vs chronic)
-What is chronic inflammation?
-What are general characteristics of chronic inflammation?
-What are the different types of healing and how do they differentiate?
-What is the healing process?
-What is the difference between primary and secondary intention when it comes to healing?
-What are the various factors that promote healing?
-What are the various factors that delay healing?
-What are the complications of healing and what do they entail?
-What are burns?
-How are burns classified?
-What are the rules of 9 and what are the various percentages?
-What are the negative effects of burn injuries?
-What is the healing process when it comes to burns?
-How do burn injuries affect children?
Chapter 6
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-8 & 12?
-What are the different types of microbes?
-What are bacteria?
-What are the different classifications of bacterial shapes?
-What are the different arrangements of bacteria?
-What are the basic structures that many bacteria have or produce?
-What are viruses?
-How do viruses infect an individual?
-What are Chlamydiae?
-What are Rickettsiae?
-What are Mycoplasmas?
-What are fungi?
-What are some pathogenic strains of fungi and how do they cause infection?
-What are protozoa?
-What are some pathogenic strains of protozoans and what do they cause?
-What are helminths?
-What are different types of helminths?
Pathophysiology Midterm Study Guide Checklist
Chapter 1
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-7?
-Understanding the research process
-What are the different types of prevention?
Chapter 2
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-9?
-What are the various fluid compartments in the body?
-How does fluid move within the body?
-What is Edema/Dehydration/Third-Spacing fluid?
-What are the causes of edema and how does it affect the body?
-What are the causes of dehydration and how does it affect the body?
-What are the various ranges for the electrolytes?
-What causes the electrolyte imbalances occur?
-What are the results of someone with an electrolyte imbalance?
-How does the body control and maintain the pH levels of the blood?
-What are those buffer systems?
-What are the acid base imbalances?
-How do these imbalances occur?
-What are the effects of the acid-base imbalances?
-What are the proper values when doing an ABG analysis?
-What is the difference between compensation and decompensation?
Chapter 4
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-8?
-What are the different types of pain?
-What are the two ways that afferent fibers conduct pain?
-What type of fibers are used for the reflex response?
-Where do the fibers all connect?
-What is a pain theory and what does it entail?
-What are the main characteristics of pain?
-How is pain perceived in young children?
-What is referred pain?
-How does this pain occur?
-What is phantom pain?
-What is the difference between pain tolerance and pain threshold?
-How does pain perception work?
-What are the different classifications of pain?
-What are the common clinical manifestations of pain?
-What are the different types of headaches and what do the entail?
-What are the various causes of pain based on the various classifications?
Chapter 5
, -Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-11?
-What are the layers of defense in the body?
-How does capillary exchange work?
-What is the function of inflammation?
-What is inflammation?
-What causes inflammation?
-What are the steps of the inflammatory process?
-What occurs during acute inflammation?
-What are the general characteristics of acute inflammation?
-What are the local effects of inflammation? (The cardinal signs)
-What are the various types of exudate that is produced?
-What are the systemic signs of inflammation?
-What are possible complications of inflammation? (acute vs chronic)
-What is chronic inflammation?
-What are general characteristics of chronic inflammation?
-What are the different types of healing and how do they differentiate?
-What is the healing process?
-What is the difference between primary and secondary intention when it comes to healing?
-What are the various factors that promote healing?
-What are the various factors that delay healing?
-What are the complications of healing and what do they entail?
-What are burns?
-How are burns classified?
-What are the rules of 9 and what are the various percentages?
-What are the negative effects of burn injuries?
-What is the healing process when it comes to burns?
-How do burn injuries affect children?
Chapter 6
-Key Terms
-Are you able to answer learning objectives 1-8 & 12?
-What are the different types of microbes?
-What are bacteria?
-What are the different classifications of bacterial shapes?
-What are the different arrangements of bacteria?
-What are the basic structures that many bacteria have or produce?
-What are viruses?
-How do viruses infect an individual?
-What are Chlamydiae?
-What are Rickettsiae?
-What are Mycoplasmas?
-What are fungi?
-What are some pathogenic strains of fungi and how do they cause infection?
-What are protozoa?
-What are some pathogenic strains of protozoans and what do they cause?
-What are helminths?
-What are different types of helminths?
