Vital Notes for Nurses

Part 1:Chapter 1. Underpinning ScienceEssential chemistryMolecules across membranesComponents of the cell Part 2: Introduction to anatomyChapter 2. Tissues and the skinChapter 3. Introduction to gross anatomy Part 3: The Body FluidsChapter 4. Fluid compartments and fluid balanceChapter 5. BloodChapter 6. ClottingChapter 7. Formation of tissue fluid Part 4: Posture and Movement/ The Structural ComponentsChapter 8. The skeletonChapter 9. The muscles Part 5: The Control SystemsSection 1 - The nervous systemChapter 10. The operation of the nervous systemChapter 11. The central nervous systemChapter 12. The peripheral nervous systemChapter 13. ThermoregulationChapter 14. The autonomic nervous systemChapter 15. The eye and the earSection 2 - The endocrine systemChapter 16. Function and control of pituitary growth hormoneChapter 17. ThyroidChapter 18. Adrenal cortexChapter 19. Hormones controlling glucose concentrationsChapter 20. Hormones controlling calcium concentrations Part 6: Maintenance SystemsSection 1 - The cardiovascular systemsChapter 21. The heartChapter 22. The blood vesselsSection 2 - The renal systemChapter 23. Fuctions of the kidneySection 3 - The respiratory systemChapter 24. Functional anatomyChapter 25. Gas transportChapter 26. Controls of respirationSection 4 - The gastrointestinal tractChapter 27. Functions and controlChapter 28. Digestion of carbohydrates, fats, proteinsSection 5 - Outline of metabolismChapter 29. Feeding and fastingSection 6 - Immunity and the white blood cellsChapter 30. Interpreting blood testsSection 7 - Electrolyte balanceChapter 31. Salt and water balanceSection 8 - Acid/base balanceChapter 32. Buffer systems in health and diseaseSection 9 - The reproductive systemChapter 33. The anatomy of the reproductive system