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WGU D027: Advanced
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Exam Questions | Questions and Correct
Answers Rated A | 2024/2025 Guide
What are some diagnostic methods for ulcerative colitis? -
Correct Answer - - Ulcerative colitis: Perinuclear anti-neutrophil
cytoplasmic antibody test (PANCA)

- CBC, CRP, ESR, LFT, electrolyte panel

- ANA (anti-nuclear antibody)

- Colonoscopy

- Flexible sigmoidoscopy

- Stool studies

- X-rays, CT scan, MRI



What are some pharmacologic treatments for ulcerative colitis? -
Correct Answer - - Anti-inflammatory drugs

- Corticosteroids (prednisone) are reserved for moderate to
severe conditions that do not respond to other treatments

,- Immunosuppressants to suppress the immune response that
starts with inflammation

- Antidiarrheals, pain relievers, antispasmodics, iron supplements



What diet is best for patients with ulcerative colitis?

- Correct Answer - - No firm evidence that what you eat actually
causes it

- Certain foods and beverages can aggerate signs and symptoms

- Limit dairy products

- Small meals

- Drink plenty of liquids

- Avoid alcohol and beverages that stimulate the intestines and
can worsen diarrhea; carbonated drinks can produce frequent gas



What is the cause of color blindness?

- Correct Answer - - Occurs when there is a problem with the
pigments in certain nerve cells (cones) of the eye that sense color

- Genetics: comes from the mother, 50% chance

- Passed down in families

,- 1:10 men are colorblind, very few women are



What gene is mutated for color blindness?

- Correct Answer - - Mutated gene OPN1MW on chromosome
23 (X-linked)



What is the diagnostic method to test for color blindness?

- Correct Answer - - Simple test that consists of multiple dots
that make up a number, letter, etc.



What is achromatopsia?

- Correct Answer - - Most severe form of color blindness

- Rare

- Person cannot see any color, only shades of grays



What is COPD?

- Correct Answer - - Chronic inflammatory lung disease that
causes obstructed airflow from the lungs

, - Typically caused by long-term exposure to irritating gases from
cigarette smoke



What are some symptoms of COPD?

- Correct Answer - - Symptoms don't appear until significant
lung damage has occurred and usually worsens over time

- Shortness of breath

- Wheezing

- Chest tightness

- Chronic cough



What are common conditions that can lead to a COPD
exacerbation?

- Correct Answer - - Emphysema

- Chronic bronchitis



What is emphysema?

- Correct Answer - - Condition in which the alveoli at the
bronchioles of the lungs are destroyed as a result of damaging

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