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3 Phases of tissue healing
Inflammatory
Proliferative
Maturation
Inflammation is a complex and coordinated series of events that involves what 4 responses?
Vascular
Humoral
Neurologic
Cellular
5 Cardinal Signs of Inflammation?
Calor - heat
Rubor - redness
Tumor - swelling
Dolor - pain
Functio Laesa - Loss of function
Vasoconstriction leads to
Clot formation
Vasodilation leads to
Leakage of fluid, plasma protein and whole cells
2 Types of Leukocytes
Phagocytes
Immunocytes
4 Types of Phagocytes
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Macrophages (monocytes)
A Type of Immunocyte
Lymphocyte
The "first responder" or chief of inflammation is?
Neutrophils
Referred to as the "garbage man"?
Macrophages (monocytes)
The "Chief of Immunity"?
Lymphocytes
3 Types of Chemical Mediators?
Mast Cells
Cytokines
Arachidonic Acid
____ immediately releases histamine and chemotactic factors for ____.
Mast Cell, Leukocyte
____ long-term, synthesizes chemical mediators for tissue repair.
Mast cell
Produced by leukocytes
Cytokines
WBC exudate, coagulation, stimulates chemical mediators, stimulates connective tissue repair.

A. Local
B. Systemic
A. Local

Cytokines
Fever, metabolism, sleep, WBC production, immune responses.

A. Local
B. Systemic
B. Systemic

Cytokines
Comes from the Cell Membrane
Arachidonic Acids
Arachidonic Acids break into:
Cyclooxygnease
Lipooxygenase
Cyclooxygenase breaks into:
Prostaglandins
Thrombanes
Lipooxygenase breaks into:
Leukotrienes
Proliferative Phase begins within:
24 hours
Proliferative process works concurrently with what other processes?
Inflammatory
Maturation
4 types of proliferative factors:
Fibroblasts
Neovascularization
Growth Factors
Myofibroblasts
4 Types of Fibroblasts
Fibronectins
Elastin
Proteoglycans
Collagen
Any cell that develops connective tissue:
Fibroblast
Earliest repairing agent:
Fibroblast
Proliferates, Synthesizes, and Secretes
Fibroblast
Fibronectins are form:
protein chains
scaffolding & glue
Fibronectins provide a framework for:
Collagen and proteoglycans to follow
_______ are chemotactic for macrophages
Fibronectins
______ is a protein fiber that forms sheets or cross links and has elastic / recoil properties.
Elastin
______ form carbohydrate chains, are hydrophilic, and maintain hydration of healing tissue.
Proteoglycans
Three chains of amino acids form:
Collagen
There are ____ types of collagen.
18
________ collagen is in early repair.
Type III
________ collagen is primarily for scar tissue
Type I
________ is when cytokines in the wound and in the circulation cause nearby capillaries to proliferate.
Neovascularization
Neovascularization initially is ______ and _______ developed.
Leaky, poorly
_________ eventually degrade to normal network.
Neovascularization
4 Types of Healing Factors
Cytokines
Growth Factors (GH, IGF1, etc.)
Vitamins: C & E
Minerals: Zinc
2 Parts of Maturation Phase
Regeneration
Repair
Normal structure and function of a tissue:
Regeneration
- Regeneration and replacement of tissue (scar)
- Structure is abnormal, function maybe adequate
Repair
Types of Tissue Healing
Primary intention
Secondary Intention
Tertiary Intention
_______: tissues have minimal debris and minimal granulation tissue
Primary intention
_______: larger defect that requires scar tissue to fill the void left by the injury.
Secondary intention
_______: secondary intention with persisting agent or infection.
Tertiary intention
Persisting injury agent / longer than normal healing
Chronic inflammation
The body's ability to recognize materials as foreign or self
Immunology
The physiologic mechanisms of immunology are_____ and_____.
complex, coordinated
First line of defense. Non specific. Preventative.
Innate Immunity
Specific and Adaptive.
Acquired Immunity
Phagocytes, Inflammatory Mediators, Natural Killer Cells, and Pathogen-recognition receptors make up__________.
Innate Immunity
Active acquired immunity is:
permanent
Passive acquired immunity is:
temporary
Contact with antigen is ___________ active acquired immunity
Naturally
Vaccination is an example of ____________ active acquired immunity
Artificially
Mother to fetus/baby is an example of _________ passive acquired immunity
Natural
Antitoxin, serum globulin is an example of _________ passive acquired immunity
Artificial
5 Structures related to Acquired Immunity
Bone Marrow
Lymph Nodes
Thymus
Spleen
Tonsils
T & B Cells are ______________
Lymphocytes
Bone marrow produces _______ and _______
Lymphocytes, Stem Cells
_________ produces T-Cells
Thymus
_________ produces B-Cells
Bone Marrow
__________ = Ab in blood, saliva, and secretions
Humoral
___________ = Ag within a human cell
Cell-mediated
B cells (lymphocytes) activate after ____________
Innate Immunity
T Cells take ___ to ___ days
3 to 5
Plasma cells lead to ___________
protein production
IgM, IgG, IgA, IgE, and IgD are examples of:
Immunoglobulins
Bloodstream, first response
IgM
Bloodstream, newborns (80%)
IgG
Mucous membranes
IgA
GI tract, Allergic Rx
IgE
Activation / Suppression
IgD
When viruses or bacteria invade a cell:
Cell mediated immunity
2 types of T lymphocytes
Regulators: Helper T, Suppressor T
Effectors: Cytotoxic T
Helper T cells are:
Most numerous and example of Cell mediated immunity
To become "sensitized" occurs when a helper T cell ________.
Detects an antigen
__________ produce lymphokines / cytokines, interferons, and tumor necrosis factor
Helper T Cells
Helper T Cells help:
B Cells
Macrophages
NK Cells
Helper T Cells activate
CD8 T Cells
Regulator T Cells are also known as:
Suppressor T Cells
_______ prevent self-reactivity and autoimmune diseases
Regulator T Cells
Primary immunodeficiency
inherited conditions
Secondary immunodeficiency
iatrogenic (hospital acquired)
Diseases: leukemia, diabetes
Drugs: Corticosteroids, cyclosporine
Radiation
Splenectomy
Aging
Alcoholism
The study of drugs:
Pharmacology
Treatment of disease through the use of drugs:
pharmacotherapy
Preparation and dispensing of drugs.
Pharmacy
N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol is an example of:
A drug's chemical name
Acetominophen is an example of:
A drug's generic (official) name
Generic drugs have the same amount of active ingredient (bioequivalent) as name brand drugs:

T / F
T
Generic and brand-name drugs have identical effects.

T / F
F - They are similar but not identical
Organization responsible for monitoring the use and approval of new drugs:
FDA
Safe means that there are no side effects.

T / F
F - 'reasonably safe compared to benefits of the drug'
A measure of what a drug is supposed to do:
Efficacy
Margin of Safety refers to the:
Space between the minimum amount required to create a response and the curve indicating side effects.
Dose at which 50% will respond in a specific, positive manner
Median Effective Dose
Dose at which 50% will have adverse, negative effect
Median Toxic Dose
Toxic Dose 50 / Effective Dose 50 =
Therapeutic Index - estimate of safety. The greater the TI, the safer the drug
How drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized (or not), and excreted from the body
Pharmacokinetics
The effects of the drug, biochemical and physical, on the body
Pharmacodynamics
How do drugs get absorbed by the body?
GI Tract
Sublingual - under the tongue
Rectal / Vaginal - through mucosa. Can cause irritation.
Disadvantage of a "First Pass Effect"
Goes to liver first where it may be metabolized or destroyed before reaching its target destination.
Defined as anything other than GI tract
Parenteral
Anesthetics and asthma meds are absorbed via
Inhalation
IV is an example of:
Injection
Antibiotics and corticosteroids applied to the skin surface is a __________ application.
Topical
Patches, iontophroesis and phonophoresis are examples of:
Transdermal
Percentage of drug that reaches the blood stream:
bioavailability
Bioavailability is dependent on:
Tissue permeability
Blood Supply (more blood supply = more drug delivery)
The body prevents toxic buildup of drugs by _________ the drugs from the body or by ________ the drugs into an inactive form.
Eliminating or biotransforming
Primary site for drug excretion
Kidneys
Primary site of biotransformation
Liver
Other sites of biotransformation
lungs
kidneys
GI
skin
The duration of a drug's activity depends on the drug's ________.
Half-life
To get the ideal effect, your want to maintain the ___________ of the drug, which is easier with an IV than orally.
Plasma concentration
Individual responses to drugs depend on:
genetic factors, age, diseases, drug interactions, diet, gender, body composition, alcohol, exercise, etc.
Acute drug therapy is typically for:
Pain relief
Empiric drug therapy means:
You start drug before diagnosis.
Maintenance Therapy
Take drug ongoing to keep cancer in remission
Doesn't improve disease but increases comfort or controls symptoms
Supportive Therapy
Relieve suffering in serious, life-threatening or fatal disease
Palliative Therapy
A patient who is hypersensitive or who has an anaphylactic reaction to the drug is said to have:
drug allergies
Process of an organism establishing a parasitic relationship to a host organism
Infection
5 Transmission Methods
Contact
Airborne
Droplet
Vehicle
Vector Borne
Incubation, period of communicability (pre-syndrome), latent period, and innate & acquired immunity refers to:
Infectious State
Bloodborne viral infections:
Hep B, C and HIV
Liver inflammation, jaundice, dark urine, RUQ, and Cirrhosis are symptoms of:
Hepatitis B (aka HepB, HBV)
Hep B Common transmission method:
needlestick
3 dose series over 6 months, serology test 2 months
Hep B Vaccine
No vaccine, no post-exposure prophylaxis, 6-week incubation, mild acute infection
Hep C
Hep C is ___ chronic hepatitis and ___ cirrhosis
75%, 25%
Transmitted via blood or body fluids
HIV
Gloves are worn only in the event of ___________
fluid exposure
Incidence rate of needlestick for HIV
<0.5%
_____ post-exposure protocol:

Anti-septic soap and rinse with water
Report incident
Baseline and follow-up test
Antiretroviral drugs
HIV
Mouth Sores, herpetic whitlow
Type 1 Herpes
Genital Herpes
Type 2 Herpes
_______ enters through peripheral sensory nerves and travels to the sensory nerve ganglia
Herpes type I and 2
Varicella-zoster: aka ________________
Chicken pox
Infectious Mononucleosis
Epstein-Barr
Lung, liver, Gi inflammation
Cytomegalovirus
Tick-borne Spirochete.
36 hour window: engorgement & injection
Erythema Migrans: "Bulls-eye" rash
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Stage 1:
Rash and flu
Lyme Disease Stage 2:
Aseptic meningitis
Transient Arthritis: Swelling Joints
Tendinitis, muscle aches
Lyme Disease Stage 3:
Chronic neurological and arthritic complications
Lyme Disease Treatment:
Antibiotics
NSAID
Anti-rheumatics (DMARDs)
Fibromyalgia treatments
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The big nosocomial "no no!"
C-diff
C-diff transmission
Fecal-oral
food poisoning diarrhea
C-diff Risk factors
Reduced Gastric Acids
Antibiotic Therapy
The nosocomial leader
Staph
Staph Transmission
nose, mouth, skin, inanimate surfaces, open wounds
Fluids, inflammatory substances, WBC
Pus
Pus producing
Pyogenic
Pus forming
Suppurative
Collection of pus
Abscess
Staph Treatment:
Wound care
Ab: Vancomysin
MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant
3 Types of Strep
Strep Throat
Scarlet Fever
Cellulitis
4 Types of Musculoskeletal Infections
Osteomyelitis - staph A, viral, fungal
Septic Arthritis - bacterial, viral, fungal
Myositis - bacterial, viral, parasitic agent
Skeletal tuberculosis - tuberculosis mycobacteria
Bone inflammation: secondary to infection. Staph A: bind to collagen and produce a glycocalyx and release endotoxins. Exogenous. Hematogenous.
Osteomyelitis
Fever (99-101), wound drainage, constant deep pain, and limited WB/function, night sweats, are clinical manifestations of ____________.
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis Treatment:
IV / high-dose Ab
Surgical resection / prosthetic removal
Ab bead chains
Staph A, N gonorrhea, Hematogenous / Direct inoculation
Septic Arthritis
Reactive Septic Arthritis
Aseptic inflammation, secondary to remote infection
Pathogenesis of Septic Arthritis
Synovial lining
Acute inflammation
Necrosis leads synovial proliferation
Pannus = inflammatory 'exudate'
Joint Capsule and articular cartilage
___________ presentation:

Acute onset
Dramatic pain, swelling, warmth, loss of motion
systemic signs
Septic Arthritis
____________ treatment:

joint aspiration
blood draw
IV
Septic Arthritis
____________ implications

immunodeficiency
Immobilize & refer to the ER
Slow return to motion and WB
Early detection = good recovery
Septic Arthritis
Inflammation of muscle
Infectious sources
Auto-immune responses:
Malignancy
Rheumatic disease
Myositis
Myositis Treatment
Medical work-up
CK
Statins
Muscle biopsy
Corticosteroids & immunosuppressive drugs
Extrapulmonary TB is spread through the body via:
hematogenous / lymphatic spread, 2 - 3 years after exposure

Pott's Disease = T&L spine
Vertebral body
IV disc
________________ presents with joint pain, stiffness, pain at rest, neurological signs, non-resolution of symptoms, systemic (fever, wt. loss, fatigue)
Extrapulmonary TB
_________________ is treated with Ab, Surgical excision & correction, post-op rehab.
Extrapulmonary TB
Hormone Regulatory System
Endocrine System
Homeostasis is a balance of which two systems
Nervous and Endocrine
Thyroid Gland produces what 3 substances:
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Calcitonin: Ca & Ph
Grave's Disease
Hyperthyroidism
Women 4:1 20-40 y/o
Auto-immune
Nodules or adenoma
"stressors" start or increase symptoms
Nervousness
Heat intolerant
Weight loss
Atrial fibrillation
"Thyroid storm"
Grave's disease (hyper) clinical manifestations
Periarthritis
Calcific Tendinitis
Proximal muscle weakness
balance & coordination
dyspnea
Periodic paralysis
Grave's disease neuromuscular manifestations
Elevated HR
Swelling in throat
TSH lowered (T3/T4)
Radioactive Iodine uptake
Grave's disease diagnosis
Radioactive iodine
Partial or subtotal thyroidectomy
Creates hypothyroidism
Thyroid Replacement Therapy
Grave's disease treatment
Type 1 hypothyroidism
hormone deficient
Type 2 hypothyroidism
hormone resistant
hypothalamus / pituitary dysfunction
females 30-60 y/o
CM Hypothyroidism
bradycardia
Slowed GI
Low heat production (get cold easy)
High serum cholesterol
Anemia
Dx Hypothyroidism
Elevated TSH levels
T3 / T4 levels - blood tests
Tx Hypothyroidism
Thyroid replacement (synthroid)
Cholesterol management
Hypothyroidism implications
Heart disease
Pseudogout: calcium pyrophosphate deposits
Fibromyalgia
Exercise intolerant
Exercise-induced Myalgia
Rhabdomyolysis
Parathyroid regulates ____ and ____ metabolism, bone resorption of ____, and activates vitamin _____
Ca, Ph, Ca+, D
Hyperparathyroidism:

Primary _______
Secondary_______
Tertiary ________
Primary: enlarged gland, adenoma, post-menopausal females
Secondary: renal failure, hypocalcemia
Tertiary: dialysis patients
CM hyperparathyroidism
Bone decalcification
blood hypercalcemia
calcium phosphate deposits in renal tubules
Tx hyperparathyroidism
Diuretics
Bisphosphonates & Calcitonin
Removal
Hyperparathyroidism implications
osteoporosis
muscle weakness
balance & mobility
inflammatory erosive polyarthritis
Hypoparathryoidism
Hypocalcemia
High phosphate levels
Muscle Irritability
Cardiac Arrhythmia QT interval
HPT Dx
Serum Ca and Phosphate levels
HPT Tx
Acute: IV calcium
Vitamin D and Calcium
Adrenal Cortex
mineralcorticoids
glucocorticoids
androgens
Adrenal Medulla
Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
Adrenal insufficiency characteristics
Addison's disease
Females > Males
Widespread metabolic disturbances
AI CM
Nausea, ab pain
Anorexia, weakness and weight loss
Hypovolemic
Addisonian Crisis
AI Dx
Serum Cortisol levels
Hormonal levels in blood and urine
AI Tx
Acute: replace fluids and electrolytes
Corticosteroids & mineralocorticoids
Adrenocortical hyperfunction
Cushing's Syndrome - excessive cortisol levels in blood stream
ACH CM
Weakened elastic and muscle tissues
Bone demineralization
Moon face
ACH Dx
Serum Cortisol level
Dexamethasone = shut down ACTH production
MRI - pituitary gland
CT scan - adrenal glands
ACH Tx
Radiation, surgery, meds for tumors
Type 1 DM
Insulin production & secretion problem
Genetic
Auto-immune
Beta-cells in pancreas
Associated diseases: graves, and thyroiditis
Type 2 DM
cellular resistance to insulin
Gestational DM
24 weeks
Insipidous DM
Anti-diuretic hormone difficiency
Type 1 DM Dx
Childhood
Poly phagia, dipsia, uria
Weight loss
Type 2 DM prevalence
18.8 million diagnosed in US
25.8 total in US
Type 2 Risk Factors
Family Hx
Ethnic origin: african american, native american, hispanic
Inactivity
Smoking
High stress
Hypertension
Low HDL
High LDL
Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Prediabetes - cells insensitive to insulin. Increased BG. Related to metabolic syndrome.
DM pathogenesis
Gene mutation for insulin receptor substrate protein
Mutations of insulin receptors and glucose receptors
Excess fat
DM Dx
Urine Dip: glucose levels, ketone levels
Blood test: fasting glucose levels ( >8 hours)
Glucose Tolerance test: fasting --> test
Ingest glucose: 2 & 4 hour re-test
Monitoring: A1c (glycated hemoglobin)
Normal BG
A1c: < 5.7%
Fasting Glucose: <100 mg/dl
Glucose Tolerance: <140 mg/dl
Pre-Diabetes BG
A1c: 5.7% - 6.5%
Fasting Glucose: 100 - 126
Glucose Tolerance: 140 - 199
Diabetes BG
A1c: > 6.5%
Fasting Glucose: >126
Glucose Tolerance: >200
Type 2 Management ABC Goals
A1c
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Type 2 DM Co-morbidities
Macrovascular: atherosclerosis of heart, brain, and lower extremities

Microvascular: retina, renal glomerulus, peripheral nerves
Atherosclerosis related to DM
Hyperglycemia - cause free-radicals (cell damage/death), reduced NO (vasoconstriction)

Capillaries: increased vascular permeability / extracellular matrix
Type 2 DM - leads to:
Heart Disease (CAD), left ventricular dysfunction, diabetic cardiomyopathy, PAD

Retinopathy - leads to ischemia

Renal (diabetic nephropathy) - thickening of glomerular basement membrane, breakdown of filtration membranes, increased albumin levels
Effects of Type 2 DM:
Hand and feet sensory neuropathy
Motor neuropathy
Foot deformities: claw toes, arch collapse
Autonomic Neuropathy: blood pressure, temp, and sweating

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Adhesive Capsulitis
Dupuytren's Contracture
Flexor Tenosynovitis
Charcot Foot
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
Osteoporosis
Neurotropic Ulcerations
Kidney Functions
Filtration & Excretion
Regulation of Blood volume, pressure, and electrolytes
Maintenance of Acid-base balance
Production and secretion of hormone
Basic Unit of Kidney
Nephron
Tubular structure 45-65 mm long and 0.5 mm wide
Nephron
Glomerulus Anatomy
Renal corpuscle
Glomerulus - tuft of arterioles
Surrounded by Bowman's capsule
Basement Membrane charge
Net Negative Charge
Glomerular Filtration Rate
120 ml/min = 180 L/day
< 1% is excreted as urine
Ion Flow Pattern
H+ flows into collecting duct and distal tubule

Na+ flows out of collecting duct, distal tubule, loop of Henle, and proximal tubule

K+ flows into collecting duct and distal tubule

Cl- flows out of loop of henle and proximal tubule

H2O flows out of collecting duct and proximal tubule
Ion concentrations
Na+ > Cl- > Glucose > HCO3
Blood-Urea Nitrogen (BUN) measurement
General screen for abnormal renal function

Normal Range 10-20 mg/dL (>20 blood flow is decreased)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) decreases = BUN _____
Increases
End product of muscle metabolism
Creatinine

Collect urine over 24 hours and blood sample to determine clearance of creatinine

Can also do radioactive dye
___________ leads to production of angiotensin II
Renin
Renin leads to ____________ of salt and water
Retention
____________ is secreted by adrenal gland in response to angiotensin II
Aldosterone
Increase in Aldosterone leads to ________ salt and water retention and __________ in ADH
Increased, increased
_______ is secreted by posterior pituitary gland
ADH - upregulates water resorption in collecting ducts of the nephrons in the kidneys.
_________ water in blood stream = ____________ in Na+ concentration by dilution
Increase, decrease
_____________ stimulates red blood cell development in bone marrow.
Erythropoietin
__________________: Calcium Homeostasis
Vitamin D3
Altered kidney function for ____ months = chronic kidney disease
3
Chronic Kidney Disease Causes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Diabetes
Hypertension
Glomerulonephritis
Analgesic Nephropathy
Substance Abuse
CKD Stage 1:
- Nephron ___________
- GFR ___________
- BUN and Creatinine: _______
- Reversible or ____________
Hypertrophy
Increased
WNL
Sustained
CKD Stage 2 & 3:
- Damaged ____________
- ___________ in urine
- ___________ = elevated BUN and Creatinine
- ___________ extremities
Capillaries
Albumin
Azotemia
Edematous
CKD Stage 4:
- ____________ BUN and Creatinine and other toxins
- ____________ = excessive serum protein in urine
- ____________ production of renin
Increased
Proteinuria
Increased
CKD Stage 5:
- GFR < ____ ml/min
- __________: elevated and abnormal levels in blood
- __________lethargic, nausea, itching, pericarditis

Need __________ or ____________
15
Uremia
Uremic

Dialysis, transplant
CKD CM
___________ erythropoietin = decreased RBC production and _______ absorption
Risk for _____________ disease
decreased
iron
cardiovascular
CKD CM
Decreased GFR = ________________ cardiovascular risk
increased
CKD CM
_______tension: ACE inhibitors & beta blockers
Hyper
CKD CM
________ ventricular hypertrophy, CHF
Left
CKD CM
_________, arrythmias, Valve abnormalities
Stroke
CKD CM
Gastrointestinal
__________ = Nausea, vomiting, anorexia
Restricted diet - protein levels
gastritis, pancreatitis
Azotemia
Fluid within abnormal organ
Ascites
CKD CM
Hypercalcemia: ______phosphate, ______ calcitriol (vit. D)
increase, decrease
CKD CM
Renal osteodystrophy
bone pain upon WB
Fractures
CKD CM
Extra skeletal Calcification
Coronary arteries, periarticular, retina
CKD CM: Neurologic
Sleeping disturbance
Memory loss, confusion
peripheral neuropathy: paresthesias
Primary Bacterial Infection, secondary to UTI
Chronic: ______________
Risk Factors: _______________ and _____________ mobility
Pyelonephritis
Reflux nephropathy
Immobilization, decreased
Pyelonephritis CM
Fever, chills, HA
Flank Pain
Bladder Irritation
Urinalysis: pyruia, bacteriuria
Renal Cystic Disease
Cysts: _______________________
Degenerating renal tissue
Polycystic Kidney Disease:
____________ dominant or recessive
Usually a _______ progression
Leads to ________________ kidney disease
autosomal
slow
end-stage
RCD CM
Cyst Rupture: __________
_________ and hypertension
__________ ____________
Initial Imaging: ____________ or CT Scan
Hematuria
Fever
Flank pain
Ultrasound
Renal Calculi
Urinary stone disease
Numerous causes
Urinary obstruction and severe pain
RC Manifestations
Hematuria
Urinary urgency
Flank or abdominal pain radiating to the groin
Shifting positions
Nausea
Progressive loss of normal liver tissue, replaced with fibrotic and nodular regeneration of tissues.
Liver disease
Enlargement of the liver due to deposits of fat tissues
Fatty liver disease
Swelling of the liver
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Fibrotic changes and scarring of liver tissues, lobular changes
Cirrhosis
Acute and chronic liver disease
Levels of proteins and ammonia in bloodstream
Hepatic Encephalopathy
HE Stage ___

Personality changes, tremor, incoordination, numbness / tingling
1
HE Stage ___

Spasticity, Ataxia, Apraxia
2
HE Stage ___

Lethargy, muscle rigitity, hyperventilation
3
HE Stage ___

Comatose, decerebrate posturing
4
Screening
Diagnosis
Monitoring
Effects of medications
Changes in pathology
Lab tests
Lab Values
Expected value
Reference range: adjust for age, gender, co-morbidities, drugs, etc.
CBC
Complete Blood Count
Anemia
Dehydration
Infections
Clotting Problems
CBC
Number of cells in a cubic millimeter
Erythrocyte count
RBC count:

_____ women
_____ men
4.1-5.1
4.5-5.3
Number of immature RBC
Reticulocyte Count
Percentage of RBC in the blood
Hematocrit

36-49% adults
Erythrocyte Volume Fraction (EVF)
O2 carrying capacity
Hemoglobin

13-18 men
12-16 women

g / dL
ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - rate RBC sink in a test solution clumping cells = faster rate
Greater globulins and fibrinogen proteins = _____ rate
Faster
Clumping is from _______________ conditions
inflammatory
ESR
Non-specific Test

0-17 mm/hr: men
1-25 mm/hr: women
WBC Total Counts
4500 - 11,000 cells / mm3

Neutrophils 50-60%
Lymphocytes 30-40%
Monocyte 1-9%
Eosinophils 0-3%
Basophils 0-1%
Platlets Total Count
150,000 - 450,000 cells / mm3
Hemostasis

Coagulation Tests: ____________________
International Normalized Ratio (INR) __________
Blood plasma
0.9 - 1.1
Coagulation Factors

Factor I: _______________
Factor II: _______________
Factor VII: ______________
Factor IX: ______________

vonWillebrand factor
Fibrinogen
Prothrombin
Stable Factor
Christmas Factor
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Chem Panel, Chem-7
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Calcium
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Creatinine
Glucose
Carbon Dioxide
Na: hyper/hyponatremia

High Na: (4) ___ ___ ___ ___
Low Na: (5) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Dehyrdation
Diarrhea
Edema
Replace Fluids

Excessive Fluids
CHF
Kidney and liver failure
Neurological functions
Medical emergency
K+: hyper/hypokalemia (HR and Rhythm)

Buffer System: Acid-base balance

Treatment:
Assess _______________
_______ Levels

Muscle ______________ and _______________
vital signs
O2

cramping and weakness
Cl-

Buffering System - Bicarbonate (HCO3)
- pH and PCO2 levels
- Low ___________= Acidosis

Respiratory: _____________, poor ventilation
Metabolic: _______________, diabetes
HCO3

COPD
Renal failure
Ca+: Tissue ______________

Hypercalcemia:
________________________, multiple fractures
Dehydration - _______________ & ________________
Fatigue, ________________ arrhythmias

Hypocalcemia:
____________ causes
Tissue Excitability: Muscle __________ and tetany numbness & tingling: extremities / lips and mouth
Excitability
Hypermarathyroidism
Nausea & Vomiting
Heart
Numerous
Spasms
__________ BUN = ___________ Renal Function
Decreased renal blood flow
Diuretic medications
GI bleeds
Increase, Decrease
___________ creatinine = ____________renal function
Increase, Decrease
Loss of __________ function = __________ filtration
nephron, glomerular
Normal Fasting Glucose:
70 - 100 mg/dL
Standard Precautions

1. _______________
2. _______________
Nosocomial Infection
Health care-associated infection
Universal Precautions

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
CDC
HICPAC
"Joint Comission"
Standard Precautions:

Risk Exposure to:

1.
2.
3.
4.
Blood
Body fluids (except sweat)
Non-intact skin
Mucous membranes
Standard Precaution Implementation:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Education
Environmental Systems
Monitorying
Institutional priority and efficacy
non-latex gloves
fluid-proof gowns
Standard precautions
Food and drink
Lip balm / lipstick
Handling contact lens
Coughing and Sneezing
Standard Precautions
Negative Airflow filtering system
Airborne Infection Isolation
Positive airflow:
Immune suppressed
Cleaning Equipment:

Cleaning: Wipe off dirt and ___________

Disinfecting: Use of ___________ agent and physical removal to eliminate common ____________, virus, fungi.

____________
____________
____________

Sterilize: Use of heat, chemicals, pressure to kill organisms, and spores
dust
chemical
bacteria
germicide
bleach-based
alcohol-based