By @rnprogress

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NCLEX REVIEW BY SYSTEMS :)

Neuro Cardiac
Increased ICP (intracranial pressure) Hypertension
Meningitis Myocardial Infarction (troponin over 0.5=MI)
Strokes
Heart Failure (Left vs. Right)
Know BASIC left vs right side of the brain (L
side logic, math. R side creative)
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) vs.
Peripheral Venous Disease (PVD)
Know basic functions of lobes of the brain
(frontal=personality, occipital, parietal, etc) Stable angina vs unstable angina
Dementia vs Delirium Preload vs afterload
Seizures Cardiac Tamponade
Glasgow coma scale (15=highest, 8=we need to intubate)
beck's triad vs cushing's triad
Parkinson’s Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
Aneurysm
Multiple Sclerosis Pericarditis
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 Gasses (ABG) Diabetes (type 1 vs type 2)
Pulmonary Embolism Addison’s vs Cushing’s
Hemothorax vs Pneumothorax
DKA vs. HHNS
Pleural effusion and Thoracentesis
Hyperthyroidism (Grave’s) vs.
Asthma (review peds specific info. in peds)
Acute Respiratory Failure Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s)
Chest tubes SIADH vs. DI
Basic Ventilator Settings Hypoglycemia vs hyperglycemia
Pneumonia and Tuberculosis (TB) Parathyroid (hyper vs hypo)
Oxygen Delivery devices fibromyalgia
COPD vs Emphysema
Lupus
Bronchoscopy
Pancreatitis
Lung sounds
Hyperaldosteronism vs hypo
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GI, liver, gallbladder (don’t forget to know Renal and GU (urinary)

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

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

BASICSS!!! knowledge on Breast cancer, and hypo for all electrolytes)
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 ( I would watch a good video once
Hypotonic solutions (basically everything
and that’s all you really need)
less than 0.9NS)
Scleroderma
Hypertonic solutions
Sjorgen’s Syndrome
Isotonic Solutions

STD and STI (basics on all of these)

HIV
AIDs
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Herpes
Precautions?
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Sensory (ear and eye) Critical Care

Know BASIC INFO ON ALL OF THESE example: macular degeneration = affects center
of eye BLS and CPR and ACLS BASICS
ALL TYPES OF SHOCK !!
Eye cancer
Glaucoma
Cataracts
Macular
degeneration
Eye injury
Meniere’s disease
Retinal Detachment

Maternity Mental Health

GTPAL, Naegle’s Rule ADHD
Placenta Previa Abuse and Neglect
Placental Abruption
Autism (more of a peds “system”)
Preeclampsia & HELLP
Alcohol and drug abuse (Mark Lecture)
RH factor and Coombs
Postpartum hemorrhage Anxiety Disorders
Signs of pregnancy (presumptive, probably, positive) Bipolar DIsorder
Ectopic Pregnancy Depression
Fetal heart rate Basics of Eating Disorders, DIssociative
PROM and AROM Disorders, Personality disorders, phobias,
Labor complications PTSD, Schizophrenia
Maternal risk factors
Antidepressants, antipsychotic meds, meds
HIV + mother
for ADHD, basics on SSRIS
Stages of labor
C section vs vaginal delivery ^will go into details in the pharmacology
Epidural and pain control doc that i’m still working on !!
Procedures to assist w labor
Breastfeeding
Anemia and Pica
Oligohydramnios
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Pediatrics EKG
Phenylketonuria or PKU Normal sinus rhythm
Autism Ventricular tachycardia aka v tach
Hemophilia Ventricular fibrillation aka v fib
Cystic Fibrosis Supraventricular tachycardia aka SVT
Developmental stages and milestones Atrial flutter aka a flutter
Immunization dates and types Atrial fibrillation aka a fib
Kawasaki STEMI (ST Elevated Myocardial
Rheumatic Fever Infarction)
Congenital Heart Defects What rhythms can we shock
BASICS: Torsades de pointes
Tetralogy of fallot 2nd degree AV block type 1
ASD, VSD, PDA
2nd degree block type 2
Pulmonary stenosis and aortic stenosis
3rd degree block
Coarctation of the aorta
transposition of the great arteries Bundle branch block

Miscellaneous:
For all of the topics above I just studied the bare minimum patho (incredibly
easy knowledge) then focused on nursing assessments (signs and symptoms),
interventions, and education rather than the patho. It makes it “easier to tackle”
when you study this way.
Isolation Precautions (contact, airborne, standard precautions)
Normal lab values
Nursing Fundamentals (I feel like this is pretty intuitive)
Prioritization and Delegation (mark klimek !!!) (if this is his only
lecture you can listen to, have it be that one)
https://www.brcn.edu/sites/brcn/files/nurseslabs-cram-sheet.pdf
^^ KNOW lab values on the first page of this sheet
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Knowing basic medical terminology like -itis, -ology, etc is also

important and I will make a mini guide for that :)

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:

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
Cholesterol lowering Agents
MI drugs (nitro)
Endocrine
Insulins (peak times, onset times, long lasting, NPH, short, rapid, etc)
Thyroid meds (levothyroxine)
Steroids