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By @rnprogress

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BEST OF LUCK!! YOU

NCLEX REVIEW BY SYSTEMS :)

Neuro Cardiac
Increased ICP (intracranial pressure) Hypertension
Meningitis Stable angina vs unstable angina
Strokes
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
Know BASIC left vs right side of the brain (L
side logic, math. R side creative)
Myocardial Infarction
Know basic functions of lobes of the brain Heart Failure (Left vs. Right)
(frontal occipital, parietal, etc) Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) vs.
Dementia vs Delirium Peripheral Venous Disease (PVD)
Seizures Cardiac Tamponade
Glasgow coma scale
beck's triad vs cushing's triad
Parkinson’s Disease
Pericarditis
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis Endocarditis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Know BASIC S1, S2, S3
Head injuries (NOTE: I studied EKG’s in it’s own category)

Bell's Palsy vs. Trigeminal Neuralgia

Respiratory Endocrine
Arterial Blood Gases (ABG) Diabetes (type 1 vs type 2)
Asthma (review peds specific info. in peds) Hypoglycemia vs hyperglycemia
Acute Respiratory Failure
Addison’s vs Cushing’s
COPD
DKA vs. HHNS
Pulmonary Embolism
Hemothorax vs Pneumothorax Hyperthyroidism (Grave’s) vs.
Pleural effusion and Thoracentesis Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s)
Pneumonia and Tuberculosis (TB) SIADH vs. DI
Chest tubes Parathyroid (hyper vs hypo)
Basic Ventilator Settings Lupus
Oxygen Delivery devices
Pancreatitis
Bronchoscopy
Hyperaldosteronism vs hypo
Lung sounds
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GI, liver, gallbladder (don’t forget to on Renal and GU (urinary)


nutritional diet with GI disorders) Urinary retention vs incontience
Ulcerative Colitis vs Chron’s (IBD)
Renal Failure
Irritable bowel Syndrome (not IBD)
Hemodialysis vs peritoneal dialysis
Appendicitis
Cholesystitis Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Hepatitis Glomerulonephritis & Nephrosis
Cirrhosis UTI
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) vs Pyelonephritis
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) Kidney stones
Dumping syndrome vs Hiatial Hernia
GI bleed
Small bowel obstruction
Diverticulitis vs Diverticulosis
Celiac Disease
Know quadrants corresponding to the
problem (example: appendicitis in RLQ)

Musculoskeletal Hematology
Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis Iron deficiency anema vs sickle cell anemia
Osteoporosis vs pernicious anemia
Total knee replacement
Blood transfusions
Fractures
Hemophilia
Amputations
Gout Epoetin Alfa
Thrombocytopenia
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Oncology and Immunology Fluids and Electrolytes (hyper and


BASIC knowledge on Breast cancer, hypo for all)
Leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian and cervical Sodium
cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, Potassium
testicular cancer
Calcium vs Phosphorus
Radiation therapy vs Chemotherapy
Magnesium
HIV
Chloride
Lupus
Hypotonic solutions (basically everything
Scleroderma less than 0.9NS)
Sjorgen’s Syndrome Hypertonic solutions
Isotonic Solutions

STD and STI


Syphilis
Clamydia
Gonorrhea
Herpes
HIV
AIDs
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Sensory (ear and eye) (don’t forget to on Critical Care


nutritional diet with GI disorders) BLS and CPR and ACLS BASIC
Eye injury
Shock
Eye cancer
Blood administration
Glaucoma
Cataracts
Macular degeneration
Meniere’s disease
Retinal Detachment

Maternity Mental Health


GTPAL, Naegle’s Rule ADHD
Anemia and Pica Abuse and Neglect
Ectopic Pregnancy
Autism (more of a peds “system”)
Oligohydramnios
Alcohol and drug abuse (Mark Lecture)
Placenta Previa
Placental Abruption Anxiety Disorders
Preeclampsia & HELLP Bipolar DIsorder
RH factor and Coombs (nursing.com not Depression
simplenursing) Basics of Eating Disorders, DIssociative
Stages of labor Disorders, Personality disorders, phobias,
Fetal heart rate
PTSD, Schizophrenia
C section vs vaginal delivery
Antidepressants, antipsychotic meds, meds
Epidural and pain control
PROM and AROM for ADHD, basics on SSRIS
Procedures to assist w labor
Labor complications
Postpartum hemorrhage
breastfeeding
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Pediatrics
Autism
Phenylketonuria or PKU
Kawasaki
Rheumatic Fever
Hemophilia
Cystic Fibrosis
Developmental stages and milestones
Immunization dates and types
Congenital Heart Defects
BASICS:
Tetraology of fallot
ASD, VSD, PDA
Pulmonary stenosis and arotic stenosis
Coarctation of the aorta
transposition of the great arteries

Miscellaneous:

Isolation Precautions (contact, airborne, standard precautions)


Normal lab values
Nursing Fundamentals (I feel like this is pretty intuitive)
Prioritiation and Delegation (mark klimek !!!) (if this is his only
lecture you can listen to, have it be this)
https://www.brcn.edu/sites/brcn/files/nurseslabs-cram-sheet.pdf
^^ KNOW lab values on the first page of this sheet

Please note: I need to make a pharmacology system guide which will


take me a few days so please be patient!
Example of that is down below:
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Pharmacology
Analgesic/pain meds
NSAIDS
Acetaminophen
Opioids
PCA pump
Fentanyl
Capsaicin
Neuro
Anticonvulsants
Cholinergic drugs
Migraine Meds
Parkinson’s Meds
Anticholinergic
Osmotic Diuretic
Succinylcholine
Cardio
Antihypertensives (ACE, lol, ARBs, etc)
Antidysrhythmics
Clonidine
Inotropic vs Chronotropic vs Dromotropic
Vasopressors
Cholestrol lowering Agents
MI drugs (nitro)
Endocrine
Insulins (peak times, onset times, long lasting, NPH, short, rapid, etc)
Thyroid meds (levothyroxine)
Steroids

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