NBME Nursing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Progressive weakness, dec strength, hand muscle atrophy, diffuse hyperreflexia and fascicultations on hands and arms, normal sensory exam; - ***amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) --death of both upper and lower motor neurons in the motor cortex of the brain, the brain stem, and the spinal cord --Stephen Hawking disease --*UMN and LMN signs* --rapidly progressive weakness with fasciculations eventually leading to muscle atrophy, spasticity, dysarthria, dysphagia, respiratory compromise...

Cell process affected in Reyes syndrome? - ***decrease B-oxidation in mitochondria Borderline personality disorder? - ***unstable mood, self mutilation, sense of emptiness, splitting Histrionic personality disorder? - ***Excessively emotional, excitable, attention seeking, sexuall provocative Dependent personality disorder? - ***submissive and clingy, often in abusive relationships What does muscle atonia during REM sleep look like? - ***Acting out of dreams What do the following correspo...

1. What is a case series? - ***Description of clinical findings/symptoms for several patients with the same diagnosis, treatment, or outcome. 2. What is a cross-sectional study? - ***Assesses the frequency of disease and risk-related factors in the present. 3. What is a case-control study? - ***Retrospectively compares a group of people with a disease to a group without the disease to determine if odds of prior exposure/risk factor differ. 4. What is a cohort study? - ***Compares a grou...

Type II pneumocytes - ***surfactant (*lecithin*) Proliferate after injury Type I progenitors *Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome* Type II pneumocytes - ***surfactant (*lecithin*) Proliferate after injury Type I progenitors *Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome* Polio live v killed vaccine - ***Killed = Salk = IgG Live = Sabin = IgG + IgA - can be shed in feces Polio live v killed vaccine - ***Killed = Salk = IgG Live = Sabin = IgG + IgA - can be shed in feces Neonatal Respi...

Stent contain paclitaxel. this drug decrease incidence of restenosis by ? prevention of SM growth over the stent microtubules spindle inhibitors function ? growth inhibitor decrease DHT & 5-a reductase indicates hypoplasia of which organ ? prostate Fibromuscular dysplasia, periumbilical bruit, angiography shows? beaded stenosis of renal artery Fibromuscular dysplasia presents with ? String of beads on renal artery Pectus Excvatum (marfan syndrome), what murmur the patient most likely w...

Difference b/w Kwashiorkor & Marasmus - ***- kwashiorkor (edematous malnutrition): marasmus PLUS EDEMA - marasmus (WASTING SYNDROME): skin lesions, fatty liver, acute protein-energy malnutrition with decreased arm circumference, weight per length or BMI deformation - ***disruption in organ morphogenesis occurring AFTER embryonic period; extrinsic force limits normal organ development vascular changes in chronic HTN - ***- hyaline arteriolosclerosis: protein deposition in vessel walls ...

Pneumonia has what lung findings? increased tactile fremitus bc of the increased consolidation vesicular breath sounds and muffled whispered sounds are normal findings kid comes in with periorbital edema, hypoalbuminemia and proteinuria what is most likely min. change nephrotic Don't use periorbital edema as a main sx for kidney diseases! What will be seen with poststreptococcal glom histo and sx? neutrophilic infiltration, and dark colored urine, HTN , and mILD proteinuria What regul...

How can the jejunum be distinguished from the ileum? (5) 1. inner mucosal folds (plicae circulares) are more prominent, more numerous, and taller --> (this leads to increased mucosal SA and associated feathered appearance after the administration of oral contrast material) 2. larger caliber, thicker muscular walls 3. longer vasa rectae 4. fewer arcades 5. the ileum is notable for the presence of Peyer patches and mucosal lymphoid follicles What is the most likely explanation for the...