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D236 WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE QUESTIONS
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Describe how your body responds to an infection. - (correct answer) T cells produce
cytokines, which stimulate B cells. B cells produce antibodies.

Identify role of DNA changes in congenital abnormalities. - (correct answer)
Mutations in genes or chromosomal abnormalities

How does development disrupts congenital abnormalities? - (correct answer)
Alterations of DNA

Describes factors that disrupt homeostasis and how disruptions affect wellbeing. -
(correct answer) (ex) Fluid and electrolyte shifts can cause n/v or dysrhythmias.

Explain RAAS - (correct answer) Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
1. Reduce blood flow causes kidneys to release renin
> produce angiotensin I > converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II > vasoconstriction >
release aldosterone > kidneys conserve sodium and water > Result less water lost in
urine and blood pressure maintained.

DKA - (correct answer) increased anion gap, decreased HCO3

How do kidneys compensate for alkalosis - (correct answer) retain H and excrete
HCO3

Untreated acidosis leads to an increase in which electrolyte? - (correct answer)
Potassium

West Nile Virus - (correct answer) Transmitted through the bite of an infected
mosquito. Severe signs and symptoms; high fever, headache and stiff neck

Lyme disease - (correct answer) Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi.

Erythema infectiosum - (correct answer) a febrile upper respiratory illness in a child
followed by the sudden appearance of red, flushed cheeks, "fifth disease"

Obesity ad diabetes are risk factors for having a child with _____. - (correct answer)
Spina bifida

Trousseau's sign - (correct answer) arm/carpal spasm associated with
hypocalcemia

, Cause and sign of spina bifida - (correct answer) results from failure of neural tube
to close. sign - fluid filled sac on lower back.

hemophilia is more common in - (correct answer) males

Prenatal exposure to alcohol includes - (correct answer) ND-PAE, decreased brain
function, FAS

Connective vs muscle tissue disorders - (correct answer) Connective- RA,
Scleroderma, Lupus
Muscle - MS, Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia Gravia

Describe Lupus - (correct answer) Inflammatory disorder characterized by joint pain
and butterfly rash

Describe Myasthenia Gravis - (correct answer) It is an autoimmune disorder where
antibodies attack own Ach receptors. This causes weakness of skeletal muscles over
the course of the day, along with ptosis, double vision, and difficulty swallowing.

dermatitis - (correct answer) inflammation of the skin

eczema - (correct answer) noninfectious, inflammatory skin disease characterized
by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching

decubitus ulcer - (correct answer) sore caused by lying down for long periods of
time

Fungal infections - (correct answer) superficial, localized skin conditions or deep
tissue infections caused by exposure to spores

may or may not be transmitted

benign neoplasm - (correct answer) noncancerous growths, stationary, distinct
borders

malignant neoplasm - (correct answer) uncontrolled new tissue growth, irregular
borders, spreads

Osteoporosis - (correct answer) The loss of bone mass often due to age, causing
the bones to become porous, brittle, and easily fractured.

osteomalacia - (correct answer) disease marked by softening of the bone caused by
calcium and vitamin D deficiency

myoglobin - (correct answer) red pigment that stores oxygen in muscle cells

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