NR 507 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1

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