learning guide 8

HCR 240 Module 8 Learning Guide

Module Reflection –

In the box below, reflect on the course material & activities for this module. Did you have any questions or comments relating to this material? What content did you find the most interesting and why? This should be a 4-5 sentence paragraph.

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Module 8 Learning Guide

This learning guide is NOT including on the final exam for the course; however, the special topics are important to learn. Since this module does not include any diseases or disorders, many of the items on the learning guide will require definitions and examples BUT not treatment and diagnosis!

Chapter 42: Burns

Define and give examples of the following terms from the chapter.

Type of Renal Dysfunction	Definition	Examples or Pictures
Zone of Coagulation
Zone of Stasis
Zone of Hyperemia
Hypermetabolic States
Superficial Burn
Partial-Thickness Burn
Full-Thickness Burns

For each of these body systems, explain what is reduced when a burn occurs and what the body does to protect.

Body Organ System	Response (or Reduction) of Organ System when Burn Occurs	Protection / Treatment of Burn
Pulmonary Response (Respiratory)
GI Tract Response (Digestive)
Immune Response (Lymphatic)
Renal Response (Urinary)

Chapter 45: Aging

As a review of how aging affects the body systems, read and summarize 3 major consequences of aging in each body system.

Body Organ System	Aging Affect Summary (2-3 summary facts about aging in the system)
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Renal System
Genitourinary System
Gastrointestinal System
Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Nervous System

Chapter 46: SIRS, Sepsis, Shock, and Death

Using the reading and chapter table at the end (p. 1174), fill in the table about end-type organ dysfunctions that can occur.

Organ Dysfunction	Description (What does the acronym stand for?; Etiology; Pathophysiology)	Signs and Symptoms
SIRS
Sepsis
Septic Shock
MODS
AKI
ARDS
ACS

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