Metro Community College
Nursing Program
NURS 2410 Unit 6 and 7
Study Guide
Directions: Study guides should be typed (single space). All study guides are due on the day of the
exam over that/those unit(s). Each unit study guide is worth 25 points.
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Identify three clinical manifestations of osteogenesis imperfect?
Describe pathophysiology of muscular dystrophies.
What is the most common type of MD?
Identify two clinical manifestations of increased ICP for each of the following age groups:
a. Infants
b. Children
What three assessments are included in the Glasgow Coma Scale?
What are the primary signs of a shunt infection?
How should the infant or child with hydrocephalus be positioned post shunt placement?
Differentiate between a seizure and epilepsy.
Describe the following signs :
a. Kernig’s
b. Brudzinski
Describe treatment for suspected meningitis.
List three possible causes of conductive hearing loss
List three possible causes of sensorineural hearing loss
Describe Sickle Cell Disease and the inheritance potential:
a. When both parents have the trait
b. When one parent has the trait and the other has the disease
c. When neither parent has the disease but one has the trait
List five clinical manifestations of leukemia.
Why are rectal temperatures contraindicated for the child with neutropenia?
Create a table that defines the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of the
following conditions:
a. Wilm’s Tumor
b. Hodgkin’s disease
c. Ewing’s sarcoma
d. Retinoblastoma
e. rhabdomyosarcoma