Nurse Key

Eye Disorders TERMS □ Blepharitis □ Cataracts □ Conjunctiva QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This chapter provides an overview of commonly occurring eye disorders including infections and conditions which…

Vision Development and Disorders of the Newborn Infant TERMS □ Acquired glaucoma □ Angle-closure glaucoma □ Aqueous humor □ Astigmatism □ Barkan membrane □ Buphthalmos □ Congenital glaucoma □ Deprivation…

Complications: Acute and Chronic TERMS □ Diabetic ketoacidosis □ Hemodilution □ Hypoglycemia □ Hyponatremia □ Ketonuria □ Ketonemia □ Kussmaul respirations QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This chapter reviews…

Diabetes mellitus in the Pediatric Population TERMS □ Acanthosis nigricans □ C-peptide □ Glucogenesis □ Gluconeogenesis □ Glucosuria □ Glycogen □ Polydipsia □ Polyuria □ Proinsulin □ Type 1 diabetes…

Congestive Heart Failure TERMS □ Cardiomyopathy □ Congestive heart failure (CHF) □ Dilated cardiomyopathy □ Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy □ Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system □ Restrictive cardiomyopathy QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD This…

Cardiac Structural Defects TERMS □ Arial septal defect (ASD) □ Coarctation of the aorta □ Foramen ovale □ Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) □ Pulmonary stenosis □ Subvalvular aortic stenosis □…

Cancer TERMS □ Cell differentiation □ Ewing’s sarcoma □ Hodgkin’s disease □ Leukemia □ Lymphoblast □ Malignant brain tumors □ Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma □ Osteogenic sarcoma (osteosarcoma) □ Remission □ Wilms’…

Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology TERMS □ Afterload □ Bicuspid valve or mitral valve □ Cardiac output □ Chordae tendineae □ Depolarization □ Diastole □ End-diastolic volume □ Endocardium □ Fibrous…

Protozoan Sexually Transmitted Infections TERMS □ Trichomoniasis QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Trichomonas vaginalis is an organism that lives in the female genitalia and is a sexually transmitted infection….

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections TERMS □ Chlamydia □ Gonorrhea □ Syphilis QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Bacterial sexually transmitted infections often co-exist and many times do not have outward…