Nr 283 week 8 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 283 Week 8 Discussion; Ms. X, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman: Fall 2021 Ms. X, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman, has had a history of intermittent pleuritic chest pain and joint pain for the past several years. Recently, she went to her physician because she noticed that an erythematous, butterfly-shaped rash had appeared on her face. Further lab tests indicated protein in her urine. Her blood test indicated the presence of numerous antinuclear antibodies, especially anti-DNA, and mature neutrophi...

NR 283 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1 Define pathophysiology. - involves the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease processes 2 Define homeostasis. - a relatively stable or constant environment in the body, including blood pressure, temperature, and pH, maintained by the various control mechanisms 3 Discuss the terms acute vs chronic. Provide examples. - Acute rejection develops after several weeks when unmatched antigens cause a...

Practice questions for patho final 1. What kind of solution would a nurse give a patient who has very concentrated blood serum? Patient is hypertonic, so do the opposite. Hypo= into tissues hyper= from the tissues into the bloodstream a. A hypertonic solution so that the fluid moves out of the blood stream and into the tissues b. A hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move out of the blood stream and into the tissues c. An isotonic solution so that the fluid volume will increase ov...

NR 283-Worksheet for Week 1- Pathophysiology. Worksheet for Week 1 NR 283 Pathophysiology 1. A localized sign can be described as which of the following? a. Pounding headache **systemic** b. Low back pain **systemic** c. Generalized muscle aches **systemic** d. Red, edematous toe 2. A term similar to ischemia is which of the following? **due to some type of clot-thrombus, employs, etc.** a. Communicable b. Epidemiology c. Hypoxia **lack of oxygen b/c of any cause, not just a clo...