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Med-Surg Immune System, part 14: Prostate, Colorectal, & Lung Cancer - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 14: Prostate, Colorectal, & Lung Cancer

Cathy Parkes

Key facts about prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer. Includes screening, risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs & diagnosis, and treatment options including surgeries.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 14: Prostate, Colorectal, & Lung Cancer

Cathy Parkes

Key facts about prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer. Includes screening, risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs & diagnosis, and treatment options including surgeries.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 13: Endometrial, Cervical, Ovarian, & Breast Cancer - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 13: Endometrial, Cervical, Ovarian, & Breast Cancer

Cathy Parkes

Key facts about cancers of the female reproductive system, plus breast cancer. Includes screening, risk factors, signs/symptoms, treatment, nursing care and patient teaching.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 13: Endometrial, Cervical, Ovarian, & Breast Cancer

Cathy Parkes

Key facts about cancers of the female reproductive system, plus breast cancer. Includes screening, risk factors, signs/symptoms, treatment, nursing care and patient teaching.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 12: Integumentary and Hematologic Cancers - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 12: Integumentary and Hematologic Cancers

Cathy Parkes

What you need to know about skin cancer: prevention, the 3 types (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma), and the ABCDE assessment. Plus these blood cancers: leukemia, Hodgkin's vs. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and...

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 12: Integumentary and Hematologic Cancers

Cathy Parkes

What you need to know about skin cancer: prevention, the 3 types (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma), and the ABCDE assessment. Plus these blood cancers: leukemia, Hodgkin's vs. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and...

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 11: Neutropenia, Anemia, Thrombocytopenia - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 11: Neutropenia, Anemia, Thrombocytopenia

Cathy Parkes

Learn about nursing care and patient teaching for neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia; common complications associated with cancer treatment and chemotherapy.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 11: Neutropenia, Anemia, Thrombocytopenia

Cathy Parkes

Learn about nursing care and patient teaching for neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia; common complications associated with cancer treatment and chemotherapy.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 10: Chemotherapy, Radiation, Malnutrition, Mucositis - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 10: Chemotherapy, Radiation, Malnutrition, Mucositis

Cathy Parkes

Nursing precautions for patients receiving chemotherapy or internal and external radiation. Includes two common chemotherapy complications: malnutrition and mucositis.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 10: Chemotherapy, Radiation, Malnutrition, Mucositis

Cathy Parkes

Nursing precautions for patients receiving chemotherapy or internal and external radiation. Includes two common chemotherapy complications: malnutrition and mucositis.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 9: Tumor Classification - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 9: Tumor Classification

Cathy Parkes

Learn how to classify tumors, including tissue type, grading, and staging; the 5 main types of cancer: carcinomas, sarcomas, leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma; and Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) staging.  

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 9: Tumor Classification

Cathy Parkes

Learn how to classify tumors, including tissue type, grading, and staging; the 5 main types of cancer: carcinomas, sarcomas, leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma; and Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) staging.  

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 8: Cancer - Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 8: Cancer - Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Cathy Parkes

Cathy begins her coverage of Cancer. Pathophysiology of cancer: Initiation, Promotion, and Progression. Includes risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Complications associated with cancer and its treatment. Nursing...

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 8: Cancer - Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Cathy Parkes

Cathy begins her coverage of Cancer. Pathophysiology of cancer: Initiation, Promotion, and Progression. Includes risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Complications associated with cancer and its treatment. Nursing...

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 7: HIV and AIDS - Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 7: HIV and AIDS - Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Cathy Parkes

Cathy explains key facts about HIV/AIDS. Includes pathophysiology, risk factors, sign/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 7: HIV and AIDS - Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Cathy Parkes

Cathy explains key facts about HIV/AIDS. Includes pathophysiology, risk factors, sign/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 6: Systemic Sclerosis - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 6: Systemic Sclerosis

Cathy Parkes

Cathy explains Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma), including its pathophysiology and Limited vs. Diffused Scleroderma. Includes risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 6: Systemic Sclerosis

Cathy Parkes

Cathy explains Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma), including its pathophysiology and Limited vs. Diffused Scleroderma. Includes risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, and patient teaching.

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 5: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 5: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Cathy Parkes

Cathy explains Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), including pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching associated with Lupus.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 5: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Cathy Parkes

Cathy explains Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), including pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, labs, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and patient teaching associated with Lupus.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 4: Immune Diagnostic Tests - WBCs, Neutrophils, ESR, CRP - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 4: Immune Diagnostic Tests - WBCs, Neutrophils, ESR, CRP

Cathy Parkes

Key immune system diagnostic tests. Leukocytosis, leukopenia, neutropenia, "left shift" or banded neutrophils, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Plus, the components of a differential white blood cell count test:...

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 4: Immune Diagnostic Tests - WBCs, Neutrophils, ESR, CRP

Cathy Parkes

Key immune system diagnostic tests. Leukocytosis, leukopenia, neutropenia, "left shift" or banded neutrophils, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Plus, the components of a differential white blood cell count test:...

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Med-Surg Immune System, part 3: Immune System Malfunction & Infection - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 3: Immune System Malfunction & Infection

Cathy Parkes

Cathy covers hypersensitivity, autoimmune reactions, immunodeficiency and infection. Includes the chain of infection, stages of infection, risk factors associated with infection, and symptoms of systemic vs. local infections.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 3: Immune System Malfunction & Infection

Cathy Parkes

Cathy covers hypersensitivity, autoimmune reactions, immunodeficiency and infection. Includes the chain of infection, stages of infection, risk factors associated with infection, and symptoms of systemic vs. local infections.

Med-Surg Immune System, part 2: Acquired Immunity - Humoral and Cellular - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, part 2: Acquired Immunity - Humoral and Cellular

Cathy Parkes

In this video, Cathy covers Acquired Immunity, which includes both humoral and cellular immunity. Cathy discusses B Cell activation and proliferation, as well as important types of T cells. Includes...

Med-Surg Immune System, part 2: Acquired Immunity - Humoral and Cellular

Cathy Parkes

In this video, Cathy covers Acquired Immunity, which includes both humoral and cellular immunity. Cathy discusses B Cell activation and proliferation, as well as important types of T cells. Includes...

Med-Surg Immune System, Part 1: Intro, Innate Immunity, Inflammation - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg Immune System, Part 1: Intro, Innate Immunity, Inflammation

Cathy Parkes

Cathy highlights what will be covered in the Immune System playlist for Medical Surgical Nursing. She discusses the difference between innate and acquired immunity, and covers the 3 stages of...

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Med-Surg Immune System, Part 1: Intro, Innate Immunity, Inflammation

Cathy Parkes

Cathy highlights what will be covered in the Immune System playlist for Medical Surgical Nursing. She discusses the difference between innate and acquired immunity, and covers the 3 stages of...

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