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GI & Endocrine

Cirrhosis & Liver Failure

Ammonia, ascites, and bleeding varices.

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13 modules · 95 written pages

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Module 1 · 8 pages

Foundations & Orientation

Why this system dominates the exam, the vocabulary, and how items are written about it.

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Module 2 · 8 pages

Anatomy & Physiology Deep Dive

Structure and normal function, labelled, at the depth exam reasoning requires.

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Module 3 · 8 pages

Pathophysiology Step by Step

Each major disorder traced from insult to clinical picture.

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Module 4 · 8 pages

Cues, Assessment & Recognition

Recognising cues early — the highest-yield skill on the exam.

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Module 5 · 8 pages

Labs, Diagnostics & Interpretation

Every value, its range, its meaning, and the nursing action it triggers.

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Module 6 · 9 pages

Pharmacology & Medication Safety

Drug classes, doses, monitoring and the traps written into medication items.

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Module 7 · 8 pages

Priority Nursing Interventions

What to do, in what order, and how to defend the order.

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Module 8 · 7 pages

Complications & Emergency Response

Recognising deterioration and running the response.

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Module 9 · 6 pages

Next-Gen Unfolding Case Studies

Six full NGN cases with evolving data and every item type.

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Module 10 · 7 pages

Safety, Delegation & Infection Control

Management of care and safety items, where scores are won or lost.

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Module 11 · 6 pages

Patient Teaching & Health Promotion

Discharge teaching, self-management and prevention.

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Module 12 · 6 pages

Rapid Review Tables & Memory Hooks

Everything compressed for the final pass.

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Module 13 · 6 pages

Exam Strategy & Question Patterns

How items on this system are constructed and dismantled.

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