Review the complete respiratory exam in your physical assessment.

Week 4 – Respiratory
Review the complete respiratory exam in your physical assessment text if you need to assess
this knowledge. Include exam findings such as lung sounds and percussion findings for each of
the respiratory diagnoses we discussed this week
COPD-Subjective findings
 objective findings including xray findings that are present in the diagnosis
Asthma-
 Types of asthma
 Subjective findings
 objective findings including ABG findings- review acid base imbalance, what imbalance
you would expect to see in asthma
 Medications- first and second line medications
 Contraindicated medications
Pulmonary Embolus
 Subjective and objective findings
 Pharmacotherapy
Influenza
 Subjective and objective findings
 Complications
Pneumonia
o Subjective and objective findings
Pulmonary edema
o Subjective and objective findings
Sleep apnea-(
o Subjective and objective findings
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Week 5 Cardiac and Heme
Review the complete cardiac exam in your physical assessment text if you need to refresh this
knowledge. Review cardiac conduction. There is a question on conduction.
Coronary artery disease
 Pathophysiology
 Subjective and objective findings
 Pharmacotherapy – the most common medications for CAD. Review the indications for
these medications ( ie: decrease BP, decrease workload, etc)
Hypertension
 Pharmacotherapy – also review the indications for these medications and MOA
Pernicious anemia study
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings
o Pharmacotherapy
o Health Assessment findings that indicate a therapeutic response to
treatment
Heart failure
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings
o Pharmacotherapy – also review the indications for these medications ( ie:
decrease BP, decrease workload, etc)
Anemias
 Lab findings consistent with diagnosis of different types of anemias
Atherosclerosis vs arteriosclerosis
Angina
o Pathophysiology of each
o Subjective and objective findings of each
o Pharmacotherapy – first line treatment. also review the indications for these
medications ( ie: decrease BP, decrease workload, etc)
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings
o Pharmacotherapy – also review the indications for these medications ( ie:
decrease BP, decrease workload, etc)
o Contraindicated medications
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings
o Pharmacotherapy
Week 6 GI Review the abdominal exam in your physical assessment text if you need to refresh
this knowledge. Including auscultation and percussion
Appendicitis Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings ( include location of pain)
o Pharmacotherapy
Cholecystitis
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings ( include location of pain)
o Pharmacotherapy
Gastroenteritis
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings (include location of pain)
o Pharmacotherapy
Duodenal ulcer
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings (include location of pain)
o Pharmacotherapy
Peptic ulcer
o Pathophysiology
o Subjective and objective findings (include location of pain)
o Pharmacotherapy
GI Drugs discussed in the lecture. Review the listed medications in the lecture. Focus on the
medication and mechanism of action
 Drug class
 MOA
Review Common Manifestations of digestive system disorders
refrences
Course Number: NR545
Course Title: Pharmacology, Physical Assessment, and Pathophysiology Nurse Practitioner Graduate Placement Course
Course Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Provisional acceptance into an NP degree program