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NR 511 Final Exam Study Guide

NR 511 Week 2

1. Identify the most common type of pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis
2. Recognize that assessing for prior antibiotic use is a critical part of the history in patients presenting with diarrhea
3. Describe the difference between Irritable Bowel Disease (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD)
4. Discuss two common Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
5. Discuss the diagnosis of diverticulitis, risk factors, and treatments
6. Identify the significance of Barrett’s esophagus
7. Discuss the diagnosis of GERD, risk factors, and treatments
8. Discuss the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain, work-up and testing, treatments
9. Discuss the difference between sensorineural and conductive hearing loss
10. Identify the triad of symptoms associated with Meniere’s disease (tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss)
11. Identify the symptoms associated with peritonsilarabcess
12. Identify the most common cause of viral pharyngitis
13. Identify the most common cause of acute nausea & vomiting
14. Discuss the importance of obtaining an abdominal xray to rule out perforation or obstruction even though the diagnosis of diverticulitis can be made clinically
15. Discuss colon cancer screening recommendations relative to certain populations
16. Identify at least two disorders that are considered to be disorders related to conductive hearing loss
17. Identify the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis
18. Identify the clinical findings associated with mononucleosis
19. Identify common characteristics in a rash caused be Group A Strep
20. Discuss that the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis can be made clinically based on the Centor criteria
21. Describe an intervention for a patient with gastroenteritis
22. Discuss an appropriate treatment for prophylaxis or treatment of traveler’s diarrhea
23. Identify at least one effective treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
24. Identify at least one prescription medication for the treatment of chronic constipation
25. Discuss at least one treatment for Meniere’s disease

NR 511 Week 3

1. Discuss that the majority of dyspnea complaints are due to cardiac or pulmonary decompensation
2. Explain the differences between intra-thorax and extra-thorax flow disorders
3. Identify at least three examples of flow and volume disorders (intra and/or extra thorax)
4. Discuss diagnosis, risk factors and treatments for asthma
5. Describe appropriate tests in the work up for dyspnea
6. Discuss clinical findings and PFTs for asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and COPD
7. Differentiate between the following common rashes: rubeola, rubella, varicella, roseola, 5ths disease, pityriasisrosea, hand, foot and mouth disease and molluscumcontagiosum.
8. Differentiate between the following tineas: pedis, cruris, corporis and unguium and describe an appropriate treatment
9. Identify the virus that causes warts
10. Differentiate between atopic and contact dermatitis and give examples of each
11. Identify common characteristics associated with blepharitis, chalzion and hordeolum
12. Differentiate between viral, allergic, bacterial, toxic and HSV conjunctivitis
13. Discuss which chemical injury is associated with the most damage and highest risk to vision loss
14. Recognize common eye emergency conditions that require emergency room evaluation
15. Discuss glaucoma, diagnosis and treatment
16. Discuss diabetic retinopathy