NURS 6501 Week 2: Altered Physiology

With a place squarely in the spotlight for patients diagnosed with all manner of disease, APRNs must demonstrate not only support and compassion, but expertise to guide patients’ understanding of diagnoses and treatment plans. NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology

 

This expertise goes beyond an understanding of disease and sciences, such as cellular pathophysiology. APRNs must become experts in their patients, understanding their medical backgrounds, pertinent characteristics, and other variables that can be factors in their diagnoses and treatments.

 

This week, you examine alterations in the immune system and the resultant disease processes. You consider patient characteristics, including racial and ethnic variables, and the impact they have on altered physiology.

 

Learning Objectives

Students will:

 

Evaluate cellular processes and alterations within cellular processes

Analyze alterations in the immune system that result in disease processes

NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology

Identify racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning

Evaluate the impact of patient characteristics on disorders and altered physiology

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

McCance, K. L. & Huether, S. E. (2019). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier.

 

 Chapter 1: Cellular Biology; Summary Review

 Chapter 2: Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology: Environmental Agents(pp. 46-61; begin again with Manifestations of Cellular Injury pp. 83-97); Summary Review

Chapter 3: The Cellular Environment: Fluids and Electrolytes, Acids, and Bases,

Chapter 4: Genes and Genetic Diseases (stop at Elements of formal genetics); Summary Review

Chapter 5: Genes, Environment-Lifestyle, and Common Diseases (stop at Genetics of common diseases); Summary Review

Chapter 7: Innate Immunity: Inflammation and Wound Healing NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology

Chapter 8: Adaptive Immunity (stop at Generation of clonal diversity); Summary Review

Chapter 9: Alterations in Immunity and Inflammation (stop at Deficiencies in immunity); Summary Review

Chapter 10: Infection (stop at Infectious parasites and protozoans); (start at HIV); Summary Review

Chapter 11: Stress and Disease (stop at Stress, illness & coping); Summary Review

Chapter 12: Cancer Biology (stop at Resistance to destruction); Summary Review

Chapter 13: Cancer Epidemiology (stop at Environmental-Lifestyle factors); Summary Review

Note: You previously read these chapters in Week 1 and you are encouraged to review once again for this week.

 

Justiz-Vaillant, A. A., & Zito, P. M. (2019). Immediate hypersensitivity reactions. In StatPearls. Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513315/

 

​Credit Line: Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf. (2019, June 18). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513315/. Used with permission of Stat Pearls.

Note: This article was presented in the Week 1 resources. If you read it previously you are encouraged to review it this week.

 

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

Immunity and Inflammation

Khan Academy (2010, February 24). Inflammatory response | Human anatomy and physiology  | Health & medicine [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXSuEIMrPQk

 

Note: The approximate length of the media program is 14 minutes.

 

Soo, P. (2018, July 28). Pathophysiology Ch 10 alterations in immune function [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz0wx1-jTds NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology

 

Note: The approximate length of the media program is 37 minutes.

 

Acid-Base Balance #1

MedCram. (2012, April 28). Medical acid base balance, disorders & ABGs explained clearly [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wMEMhvrQxE

 

Note: The approximate length of the media program is 13 minutes.

 

Acid-Base Balance #2

MedCram. (2012, April 29). Medical acid base balance, disorders & ABGs explained clearly | 2 of 8 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmEeKVTpOKI

 

Note: The approximate length of the media program is 15 minutes.

 

Hyponatremia

MedCram. (2017, December 23). Hyponatremia explained clearly [LK1] (remastered) – Electrolyte imbalances [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLajK5Vy55M

 

Note: The approximate length of the media program is 15 minutes.