NUR 631
- What is cell structure?
The structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
- What is membrane transport?
Movement of substances across the cell mem- brane.
- What is membrane structure?
Lipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
- What are action potential, resting potential, depolarization, repolarization, and absolute
refractory period?
Electrical events in nerve and muscle cells.
- What are hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure, oncotic pressure, and diffusion?
Forces that regulate fluid balance and movement.
- What is cellular adaptation
hypertrophy, atrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasia, and dysplasia?
Cell response to stress or injury.
- What are hypernatremia, hyponatremia, hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia, hy- perchloremia,
hypochloremia, hyperpotassemia, hypopotassemia, hypermag- nesemia, and hypomagnesemia?
Electrolyte imbalances. 1 / 3
- What are ABG
Respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acido- sis, and metabolic alkalosis?
Acid-base imbalances.
- What is Down syndrome?
Genetic disorder caused by trisomy 21.
- What is blood typing
ABO type and Rh type?
Classification of blood based on antigens.
- What is epigenetic modification?
Heritable changes in gene expression.
- What is wound care?
Treatment of injuries to the skin.
- What are the types of hypersensitivity and examples?
Immune responses to antigens.
- What are exotoxins?
Toxins secreted by bacteria.
- What are the types of shocks, causes, clinical presentation, and patho- physiology of 2 / 3
shocks?
Life-threatening circulatory failure.
- What is carcinoma
pathophysiology?
Malignant tumor of epithelial origin.
- What is assessing cancer patient?
Evaluation of cancer patients.
- What is cancer prevention?
Reducing the risk of cancer.
- What is congenital malformation syndrome?
Abnormalities present at birth.
- What is AIDS in children?
HIV infection in children.
- What is polycythemia vera
causes?
Myeloproliferative disorder.
- What is DIC
pathophysiology, causes, and labs?
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