[S723B]

I'm sure you've already had the exam on Fluids & Electrolytes, so this may not be helpful but there are two ways I got through the F&E section:
"Fluids & Electrolytes: Made Incredibly Easy"
"Fluids, Electrolytes & Acid-Base Balance: Reviews and Rationales"
These two books are incredible. My instructors are not very good teachers. They can't explain the concepts simply enough. Those books have pictures and mneumonic devices, etc. They also offer pratice questions.
The Reviews and Rationale Book is part of a series. Each book is a different area of nursing. They're only around $20 each and they review the material, offer questions in the text and on cd. I have 4 of the books from the series so far and I would recommend them!

[CTstudent]

Does anybody have any links or any tips on understanding "Blood". When we first started the chapter it seemed easy enough but now I'm a little

[S723B]

What about blood are you wanting to know?

[cathy1975]

hi, who knows the pathophysiology of Atypical pneumonia?

[Daytonite]

cathy1975. . .you will find a description of atypical pneumonia in this beginning of this article on e-Medicine along with some of the pathophysiology.

http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic860.htm - Atypical Bacterial Pneumonia

The articles on eMedicine almost always include the pathophysiology of a disease in the first section of each article. Even if it's not a comprehensive discussion, it gives you very good clues as to what is going on with a particular disease so you can research further. You can link into their home page (http://www.emedicine.com/) and search for a disease by using the search box or choosing one of the medical specialties and pulling up a list of the articles listed under that specialty. Sometimes you will be asked to register before the site will let you proceed any further. Registration is free and involves giving their program a screen name and a password just like on allnurses--not a big deal.

[CTstudent]

Originally Posted by S723B

What about blood are you wanting to know?

Antigens and Antibodies in relation to blood types. I am getting them all confused.

[maxandruby]

Hi all,
Could anyone tell me if Beta blockers and Beta adrenergic blockers are the same?

Max

[Daytonite]

Originally Posted by CTstudent

Antigens and Antibodies in relation to blood types. I am getting them all confused.

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult...tml#antibodies - about antigens
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult...oodGroups.html - Blood groups
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult...odTransfusions - scroll down to the bottom of this page to "Blood Transfusions"

[Daytonite]

Originally Posted by maxandruby

Hi all,
Could anyone tell me if Beta blockers and Beta adrenergic blockers are the same?

Max

Yes they are.

[maxandruby]

Thank you!!