Nursing 4 -- renal system exam topics

Links:

Renal failure (from Critical Care Medicine Tutorials)
Summary of Renal and urological systems (from Docushare/FSison)
BPH (short animation/video)
Prostate Cancer (video library)

HIV in 3D (video clips)

For the visual learners among Nursing 4 students, here are some outstanding short clips showing the retrovirus in 3D:

Targeting HIV replication
HIV replication and life cycle
HIV resistance
Protease inhibitors

Fluid, Immune response and HIV

One click away from questions! Oh the excitement!!

Fluids
Disorders of Fluid Volume, Osmolality, and Electrolytes
Immunoglobulins
How the Immune System Protects
MedSurg Immune Responses
Inflammation and Infection
Immune Response and Inflammation
Autoimmunity
Infection Interventions
Inflammation and the Immune Response
Med Surg and HIV
HIV

Nursing 4: Cranial Nerves

Nursing 4 will add cranial nerves to the health assessment.

I - Olfactory - smell
II - Optic - vison
III - Oculomotor - most eye muscles
IV - Trochlear - superior oblique
V - Trigeminal - facial sensation or muscles of mastication
VI - Abducens - lateral rectus
VII - Facial - facial expression or taste
VIII - auditory/hearing or balance
IX - Glossopharyngeal - pharynx sensation
X - Vagus - pharynx and larynx muscles
XI - Accessory - trapezius and sternocleidomastoid
XII - Hypoglossal - tongue muscles

The classic mnemonic students use to memorize the 12 cranial nerves in order is: On Old Olympic Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops

Here's some general information:
Cranial Nerves
Review Information

Assessing cranial nerves - demonstration videos:
Cranial Nerve I (Olfactory)
II (Optic): Visual acuity, pupillary light reflex
III, IV and VI (Oculomotor, trochlear and abducens)
V and VII (Trigeminal and facial)
Abnormal Cranial Nerve VII (sensory, taste)
VIII (Acoustic)
IX, X, XI and XII

Nursing 4 Practice Questions

These may help for all you Nursing 4 studiers!

Memory tips and Immune System Questions
How Does the Immune System protect?
MedSurg questions on Immunity
Inflammation and Infection
Inflammation and the Immune Response
Inflammation and the Immune Response - Part 2
Autoimmunity
Infection Interventions