NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology Exam 2 Review| Highly Rated | Latest, 2021 / 2022 | Rasmussen College
1. What is nonketotic
... [Show More] hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome?
- severe hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetics that is usually untreated, without ketones
2. What is significant about the nonketotic hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome
- there are no ketones found in urine, type 2 diabetics affected
3. What are clinical manifestations of chronic hyperglycemia?
- hypertension,
- cardio vascular disease from damage to the blood vessels from excessive sugar,
- retinopathy or blindness from excessive sugar,
- neuropathy,
- nephropathy
4. What types of disorders are Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease?
- inflammatory bowel disorders
5. What is diverticulosis?
- the out pocketing of the walls of the bowel, making it so that fecal material can become trapped in the intestine
6. What is diverticulitis?
- inflammation of the diverticulitis due to retained fecal material
7. What changes are associated with esophageal cancer?
- GERD associated, Barretts esophagus due to the tissue changes in the esophagus from the regurgitation of acids
8. What disorder is based from overuse of broad spectrum antibiotics?
- pseudomembranous colitis
9. What is intussusception?
- telescoping of the bowel into each other
10. What type of blockages does intussusception lead to?
- mechanical obstructions
11. What is a classic symptom of a glomerularnephorpathy?
- proteinuria; when protein spills into the urine
12. What things will diabetics possibly have in their urine?
- ketones and glucose
13. What things will someone who is pregnant have in their urine?
- protein
14. What are example of post renal causes for AKI
- stones,
- bladder tumors,
- enlarged prostate
15. What are example of pre renal causes for AKI
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- hyper/hypovolemia,
- low kidney perfusion,
- renal artery occlusion
16. What are example of intra renal causes for AKI
- from medicine,
- contrast,
- chemo, or
- prolonged post renal failure
17. What is the disorder that causes tissue growth outside of uterus
- endometriosis [Show Less]