NR-507 Final Exam Study Guide
Remember that you have until Saturday of Week 8, 11:59 p.m. MT to complete the final exam.
Hello Class,
This study guide
... [Show More] is for the comprehensive final exam that will be given during Week 8. It will cover the
following concepts:
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
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