Peripherals, spine, extremities and abdomen

Your modules

01 Head-to-Toe Assessment · Free

02 Dosage Calculation · Free

03 Lab Values · Free

03.01 The lab value cheat sheet 03.02 Memory tricks for the values you keep forgetting

04 Electrolyte Imbalances

04.01 Function of electrolytes in the body 04.02 Sodium (Na+) imbalance 04.03 Potassium (K+) imbalance 04.04 Calcium (Ca+) imbalance 04.05 Magnesium (Mg) imbalance 04.06 Phosphorus (P) imbalance 04.07 Chloride (Cl) imbalance 04.08 Read the panel, name the imbalance 04.09 Electrolyte knowledge check

05 Fundamentals

05.01 How to approach Fundamentals 05.02 Documentation and the nursing process 05.03 Vital signs and what falls outside normal 05.04 Maslow's hierarchy, and how to spot a priority question 05.05 The ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation 05.06 Ethical principles and HIPAA 05.07 Informed consent and advance directives 05.08 Delegation and scope of practice 05.09 The chain of infection and the stages that follow 05.10 Transmission-based precautions 05.11 Oxygen delivery systems 05.12 Blood types and compatibility 05.13 Blood transfusions 05.14 Colloids vs crystalloids 05.15 IV therapy basics: where fluid lives and how it moves 05.16 Types of IV solution: isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic 05.17 IV therapy complications 05.18 Hypovolemia vs hypervolemia 05.19 Parenteral administration 05.20 Enteral and other routes of administration 05.21 Integumentary overview: skin colour, edema, lesions and drainage 05.22 Pressure injuries: staging 05.23 Pressure injuries: prevention and care

06 Mental Health

06.01 How to approach Mental Health 06.02 Neurotransmitters and what happens at each extreme 06.03 Therapeutic communication 06.04 Bipolar disorder 06.05 Anorexia nervosa 06.06 Bulimia nervosa 06.07 Binge eating disorder 06.08 Eating disorders: the side-by-side glance 06.09 Schizophrenia spectrum disorder 06.10 Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) 06.11 Conversion disorder 06.12 Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 06.13 Types of depression 06.14 Anxiety disorders 06.15 Phobias 06.16 Personality disorders 06.17 Mental health therapies

07 Mother Baby

07.01 How to approach Mother Baby 07.02 GTPAL 07.03 Pregnancy duration & Naegele's rule 07.04 Pregnancy signs & symptoms 07.05 Pregnancy physiology 1: skin, bones, kidneys, blood 07.06 Pregnancy physiology 2: hormones, heart, lungs, gut 07.07 What to avoid during pregnancy 07.08 Maternal nutrition 07.09 Tests during pregnancy 07.10 Amniocentesis vs chorionic villus sampling 07.11 Rh incompatibility during pregnancy 07.12 Hydatidiform mole (molar pregnancy) 07.13 The placenta: abruption, previa and abnormal implantation 07.14 Preeclampsia 07.15 True vs false labor 07.16 Stages of labor 07.17 Electronic fetal monitoring 07.18 Accelerations & variability 07.19 Fetal heart tone decelerations 07.20 Assessment of uterine contractions 07.21 The 5 Ps: Passenger 07.22 The 5 Ps: Passageway & Position 07.23 The 5 Ps: Powers & Psychology 07.24 Newborn assessment 07.25 Post-delivery newborn medications & heelstick 07.26 Hyperbilirubinemia 07.27 Newborn reflexes & types of heat loss 07.28 Postpartum assessment: BUBBLES 07.29 Postpartum hemorrhage 07.30 Breastmilk vs formula 07.31 Postpartum infections

08 Pediatrics

08.01 How to approach Pediatrics 08.02 Stages of play & milestone categories 08.03 Milestones: 1 to 9 months 08.04 Milestones: 10 months to 4 years 08.05 Pediatric vaccine schedule 08.06 Pediatric CPR & vital signs 08.07 Kohlberg's theory of moral development 08.08 Piaget's stages of cognitive development 08.09 Pediatric anatomy 1: airway, heart, gut, skin 08.10 Pediatric anatomy 2: bones, ears, brain, immunity 08.11 Fever management 08.12 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 08.13 Epiglottitis 08.14 RSV — bronchiolitis 08.15 Scarlet fever 08.16 Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) 08.17 Cystic fibrosis 08.18 Developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH) 08.19 Neural tube defects 08.20 Reye's syndrome 08.21 Pediatric skin conditions 1 08.22 Pediatric skin conditions 2 08.23 The three shunts of fetal circulation 08.24 Fetal circulation in utero 08.25 ASD vs. VSD 08.26 Tetralogy of Fallot 08.27 Coarctation of the aorta 08.28 Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) 08.29 Intussusception 08.30 Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis 08.31 Cleft lip & palate 08.32 Pediatric GI conditions — three side by side 08.33 Pediatric GI conditions — Hirschsprung's, imperforate anus, Meckel's 08.34 Celiac disease & lactose intolerance 08.35 Abnormal spinal curvatures 08.36 Quick overview of pediatric infectious diseases

09 Med-Surg

09.01 How to approach Med-Surg class 09.02 Lab values related to the kidneys 09.03 Kidney overview 09.04 Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) 09.05 Nephrotic syndrome 09.06 Acute kidney injury (AKI) 09.07 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) 09.08 Types of dialysis: hemodialysis 09.09 Types of dialysis: peritoneal dialysis 09.10 Dialysis quick comparison 09.11 Urinary tract infection (UTI) 09.12 Renal calculi 09.13 Lab values related to the cardiac system 09.14 Cardiac overview 09.15 Blood flow through the heart 09.16 Electrical conduction of the heart 09.17 Auscultating heart sounds 09.18 Congestive heart failure (CHF) — diagnosis & management 09.19 CHF — left-sided vs. right-sided 09.20 Coronary artery disease (CAD) 09.21 Angina pectoris 09.22 Myocardial infarction (MI) 09.23 Cardiac biomarkers 09.24 Angina vs. myocardial infarction 09.25 Peripheral vascular disease — venous vs. arterial 09.26 Peripheral vascular disease — fill in the chart 09.27 Hypertension (HTN) 09.28 EKG waveforms 09.29 Steps to interpreting EKGs 09.30 Normal sinus rhythm, sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia 09.31 Ventricular tachycardia (VT) 09.32 Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) 09.33 Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) & asystole 09.34 Atrial flutter & ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) 09.35 Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) 09.36 Cardioversion vs. defibrillation 09.37 Lab values related to the endocrine system 09.38 Endocrine system overview 09.39 Endocrine hormones — what each one does 09.40 Negative vs. positive feedback loop 09.41 Renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) 09.42 Diabetes: type 1 & type 2 09.43 Diabetes: sick day management & diagnostic criteria 09.44 Diabetes: complications & foot care 09.45 Hyperglycemia vs. hypoglycemia 09.46 DKA vs. HHNS 09.47 Cushing's syndrome vs. Addison's disease 09.48 Hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism 09.49 Hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism — signs & symptoms 09.50 Hyperparathyroidism vs. hypoparathyroidism 09.51 SIADH vs. DI 09.52 Endocrine disorder emergencies 09.53 Lab values related to the respiratory system 09.54 Auscultating lung sounds 09.55 Upper respiratory tract disorders 09.56 Hemothorax, pleural effusion, pneumothorax & tension pneumothorax 09.57 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 09.58 COPD — nursing considerations & patient education 09.59 Pneumonia 09.60 Asthma 09.61 Chest tubes 09.62 Mechanical ventilation 09.63 Lab values related to the hematological system 09.64 Iron deficiency anemia 09.65 Thrombocytopenia 09.66 Sickle cell anemia 09.67 Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) 09.68 Lab values related to the gastrointestinal system 09.69 Gastrointestinal system overview 09.70 Acute vs. chronic pancreatitis 09.71 Ulcerative colitis vs. Crohn's disease 09.72 Types of hepatitis 09.73 Cirrhosis 09.74 Neurological assessments 09.75 Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) — stroke 09.76 Stroke — signs, symptoms & complications 09.77 Stroke — nursing considerations 09.78 Seizures 09.79 Seizure precautions 09.80 Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) 09.81 Cranial nerves 09.82 Cranial nerves — fill in the blanks 09.83 Burns 09.84 Phases of burn management 09.85 Fluid resuscitation for burns 09.86 Shock — hypovolemic & cardiogenic 09.87 Distributive shock — septic & neurogenic 09.88 Distributive shock — anaphylactic 09.89 ABGs — the four components and how to read them 09.90 ABG practice question — worked two ways 09.91 Respiratory acidosis vs. respiratory alkalosis 09.92 Metabolic acidosis vs. metabolic alkalosis 09.93 Fractures & compartment syndrome 09.94 Gout 09.95 Osteoporosis 09.96 Osteoarthritis (OA) vs. rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

10 Pharmacology

10.01 Tips for pharmacology class 10.02 Drug names, suffixes & prefixes 10.03 Pharmaceutic, pharmacokinetic & pharmacodynamic phases 10.04 Pharmacokinetics — ADME 10.05 Half-life & therapeutic index (TI) 10.06 Medication safety 10.07 Herbal therapy & supplementation 10.08 Suffixes & prefixes 1 — anti-infectives, anesthetics & antidepressants 10.09 Suffixes & prefixes 2 — analgesics, respiratory, GI & antidiabetics 10.10 Suffixes & prefixes 3 — cardiac & miscellaneous 10.11 Common therapeutic levels & antidotes 10.12 Antihypertensive medications — overview 10.13 ACE inhibitors — and how they differ from ARBs 10.14 Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists 10.15 Beta-adrenergic blockers (beta blockers) 10.16 Calcium channel blockers 10.17 Heparin vs. warfarin 10.18 Anticoagulants — bleeding precautions & monitoring 10.19 HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) 10.20 Bile acid resins 10.21 Nitrates 10.22 Antacids 10.23 Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) 10.24 Histamine (H2) receptor antagonists 10.25 Lactulose (Cholac) 10.26 Metoclopramide (Reglan) 10.27 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 10.28 Aspirin (Bayer Aspirin) 10.29 Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 10.30 Opioids 10.31 Quick comparison — NSAIDs, aspirin, acetaminophen & opioids 10.32 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) 10.33 SNRIs & DNRIs 10.34 Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) 10.35 Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) 10.36 Quick comparison of antidepressants 10.37 First-generation antipsychotics (FGAs) 10.38 Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) 10.39 Quick comparison of FGAs & SGAs 10.40 Benzodiazepines 10.41 Lithium 10.42 Drugs given during labor 10.43 Antibiotics overview 10.44 Antibiotics — static or cidal, and culture & sensitivity 10.45 Sulfonamides & fluoroquinolones 10.46 Tetracyclines & aminoglycosides 10.47 Penicillin & cephalosporins 10.48 Vancomycin 10.49 Macrolides 10.50 Nystatin 10.51 Diuretics: overview 10.52 Loop & thiazide diuretics 10.53 Potassium-sparing & osmotic diuretics 10.54 Corticosteroids 10.55 Corticosteroids — the nine Ss 10.56 Bronchodilators (SABAs & LABAs) 10.57 Insulin — administration & sliding scale 10.58 Insulin types 10.59 Antithyroid drugs 10.60 Levothyroxine 10.61 Allopurinol vs. colchicine 10.62 Bisphosphonates vs. calcitonin-salmon

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