exam 2

Chapter 5: Pulmonary Function:


Review normal pulmonary anatomy and physiology.

  1. - FEV1

  2. - Emphysema and management

  3. - Diff between COPD/Asthma- how do you differentiate the 2? Reversible and irreversible?


  1. - Tuberculosis (TB)- Tuberculin skin test and reactions- pos/negative reaction

  2. - Latent TB


  1. - Differentiate restrictive and obstructive disorders: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, COPD



Review the disorders above and how they would present in clinical, what associated clinical findings // diagnostic results would you see with the above presentations?


  1. - Review the disorders above and how it impairs ventilation and perfusion on the cellular level

  2. Definition/patho of Cystic fibrosis


Chapter 6: Fluid, electrolyte & Acid Base Homeostasis:

Review fluid and electrolyte movement and regulation

Review various imbalances ie What are normal lab ranges, how would the patient present? E.g pt with dehydration, what do you see on their labs/BUN/eGFR/Vital sign.



Chapter 7: Urinary Function

  1. - Apply understanding of urinary systems alterations in common disorders ie cystitis, UTI, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis

  2. - BPH

  3. - Vesicoureteral reflux in children

  4. - Renal secretion

  5. - Patho of ischemia in acute kidney failure


Review the clinical presentations & manifestations & treatment of the disorders above


Chapter 8: Reproductive Function

  1. - Discussion normal reproductive anatomy and physiology

  2. What do you see in women who have breast cancer due to BRCA 1 gene mutation.

  3. - Breast cancer/ductal carcinoma in situ

  4. - Review the menstruation cycle and disorders of the menstruation cycle (abnormal uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome etc)

  5. - Review reproductive tract infections – including STIs (epididymitis, Orchitis, balanitis, bacterial prostatitis, PCOs, Genital Herpes etc)

  6. - Syphilis and organisms

  7. - Herpes simplex virus- mode of transmission- ? from mother to fetus


  8. - Risk of Ovarian cancer in women- what factor (s) increases the risk

  9. - Factors that places adolescents at high risk for STI

  10. - Puberty in boys- what do you see?

How do these clinical presentations present? What is the lab/ diagnostic tool results supporting these clinical presentations?

What bacterial/ viral organism is responsible for the infections/disease?

What are the clinical manifestations of the diseases?