NURS 4700 NURSING CONCEPTS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS II FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

NURS 4700 NURSING CONCEPTS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS II FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Monoclonal antibodies: action, types, sx
✔✔-Action: inhibits T cell proliferation
-Example: Basiliximab, Muromonab-CD3
-Sx: flu like sx for first few days
What are long-term effects of transplantation?
✔✔-HTN, renal insufficiency
-Hyperlipidemia, diabetes, osteoporosis
-Malignancy: skin cancer, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease,
other tumors
What is osteoarthritis?
✔✔-A non-systemic, non-autoimmune, slow progressive condition that
gets worse overtime with gradual loss of cartilage
-Cartilage becomes: dull, yellow, granular; soft and elastic; less able to
resist wear with heavy use
-Predisposed: age, obesity, genetics, overuse of joints, lack of exercise,
repetitive activities, trauma, women after menopause
What are the symptoms of osteoarthritis?
✔✔1. Early changes show articular cartilage degeneration; later shows
bone thickening, heberden's and Bouchard's nodes
2. Pain: mild to disabling and worsens with joint use
-Early: rest relieves pain
-Late: pain with rest and sleep is disturbed
3. Stiffness: occurs with rest and early morning
4. Deformities: bow-legged, knocked-knees, can cause 1 leg to be shorter