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NR 511 Week 2 Study Guide 2022

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● Identify thhe most common type of pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis. -Viral: Norovirus (Leading cause for adults) -Rotovirus (Leading cause for peds up to 2 years old) ● Recogniz ... e that assessing for prior antibiotic use is a critical part of thhe history in patients presenting with diarrhea. -Order stool studies ● Describe thhe difference between Irritable Bowel Disease (IBS) & Inflammatory Bowel Disorder (IBD). -IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome): disorder of bowel function not from anatomic abnormality +S/S: result from disordered sensation or abnormal function of thhe small & large bowel -IBD (Inflammatory bowel disease): chronic immunologic disease that manifests in intestinal inflammation ● Discuss two common Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. -Ulcerative colitis (UC): thhe mucosal surface of thhe colon is inflamed & ultimately results in friability, erosions, & bleeding. -Crohns (CD): thhe inflammation extends deeper into thhe intestinal wall & can involve all or any layer of thhe bowel wall & any portion of thhe GI tract from thhe mouth to thhe anus. ● Discuss thhe difference between sensorineural & conductive hearing loss. - Sensorineural: Results from deterioration of cochlea -Loss of hair cells form thhe organ of Corti -Gradual & progressive -Not correctable but preventable - Conductive: Obstruction between middle & outer ear -Most types are reversible ● Identify thhe triad of symptoms associated with Meniere's disease. -Meniere’s Disease: Sensory disorder of labyrinth (semi-circular canal system) & cochlea -S/S: -Vertigo -Hearing loss -Tinnitus [Show More]

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