NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology Final Exam Review| Highly Rated | Latest, 2021 / 2022 | Rasmussen College

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NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology Final Exam Review| Highly Rated | Latest, 2021 / 2022 | Rasmussen College 1. Ventilation - The process of inspiration and expiration 2. Alv... eoli - air sacs in the lung where gas exchange occurs. 3. Potassium and Magnesium - electrolytes that are higher concentrated within the cell 4. symptom - subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache 5. sign - objective evidence of disease such as a fever 6. cause of edema - A decrease of plasma protein. The pressure change causes a fluid shift. 7. appendicitis - inflammation of the appendix - right lower quadrant pain 8. Balance - Another word for homeostasis 9. hemostasis - First stage - clotting - vascular spasm - Platelets aggregate 10. during acute respiratory failure - oxygen levels are down - CO2 levels are up 11. A pulmonary embolism - A DVT in the lower extremity can cause this 12. A sensitive indicator of neurological change - level of consciousness - Use Glasgow Coma Scale to measure 13. cystitis - inflammation of the bladder 14. Glands that regulate calcium - thyroid gland - T3, T4, calcitonin - parathyroid gland - parathyroid hormone 15. Right sided heart failure symptoms - Peripheral edema (legs and hands common) 16. Left sided heart failure symptoms - pulmonary edema, - wet coughing, - shortness of breath, - and dyspnea 17. multiple sclerosis - demyelination - destruction to the myelin sheath - disruptions in nerve impulse conduction 18. Anaphalaxis - lungs - narrow and constrict - capillary - dilate / increase - peripherally - swell because vessels open 19. Liver failure - yellow skin - yellow sclera - distended abdomen 20. asthma - wheezing - SOB - shortness of breath - Cough 21. coronary artery disease (CAD) - atherosclerotic plaque builds up and damages the endothelium of the coronary arteries 22. emphysema lecture - damage to the alveoli - air can get in, but not out 23. myocardial infarction symptoms [Show More]

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