NURS 6501 Week 7: Concepts of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

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NURS 6501 Week 7: Concepts of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

What’s Happening to This Module?

Module 5: Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders is a 2-week module, Weeks 7 and 8 of the course. In this module, you will examine fundamental concepts of diseases and disorders that impact neurological and musculoskeletal systems. You will also evaluate the impact of patient characteristics, including racial and ethnic variables, on physiological functioning within these systems. NURS 6501 Week 7: Concepts of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Anatomists often use the analogy of a house to explain the human body, with skeletal systems, respiratory systems, and circulatory systems represented as a home’s framing structure, ventilation, and piping, respectively. Such analogies further emphasize the point that relationships between systems can result in complications when issues arise in one system.
With hundreds of diseases that can impact the brain, spine, and nerves, neurological disorders represent a complicated array of issues that present significant health concerns. Disorders such as strokes and Parkinson’s disease not only affect the nervous system, however; they can have secondary impacts in other areas, especially the musculoskeletal system.
This week, you examine fundamental concepts of neurological disorders. You explore common disorders that impact these systems and you apply the key terms and concepts that help communicate the pathophysiological nature of these issues to patients. NURS 6501 Week 7: Concepts of Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Learning Objectives

Students will:
⦁ Analyze concepts and principles of pathophysiology across the lifespan

Knowledge Check: Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders

In this exercise, you will complete a 10- to 20-essay type question Knowledge Check to gauge your understanding of this module’s content.
Possible topics covered in this Knowledge Check include:
⦁ Stroke
⦁ Multiple sclerosis
⦁ Transient Ischemic Attack
⦁ Myasthenia gravis
⦁ Headache
⦁ Seizure disorders
⦁ Head injury
⦁ Spinal cord injury
⦁ Inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system
⦁ Osteoporosis
⦁ Osteopenia
⦁ Bursitis
⦁ Tendinitis
⦁ Gout
⦁ Lyme Disease
⦁ Spondylosis
⦁ Fractures
⦁ Parkinson’s
⦁ Alzheimer’s
Three basic bone-formations:
⦁ Osteoblasts
⦁ Osteocytes
⦁ Osteoclasts