WGU OA D115 STUDY
GUIDE / 50+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
2023/2024 /ALL CORRECT
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WGU D115 OA Study Guide 2023
2023
1. Define ankylosing spondylitis: chronic inflammatory joint disease
Stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac joints
2. What is the most common cause of...
WGU OA D115 STUDY
GUIDE / 50+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 /ALL CORRECT GRADED A+. WGU D115 OA Study Guide 2023
2023
1. Defin$e a$kylosi $g spo $dylitis: chronic in flammtory joint dise se
Stiffeening nd fusion of the spine nd scroili c joints
2. What is the most commo $ cause of a cor $er metaphyseal fx i $ a child you$ger tha $ 12 mo $ths of age?: Trnsverse tibi frcture resulting from physic l buse
3. Bouchard's $odes will be associated with what co $ditio $?: Osteo rthritis
Theey re bony enl rgements of the middle joints of the finnger nd proxim l interph -
lngel joints on the h nds
4. Older adult female complai $s of sti ffn$ess a $d pai $ i$ both ha $ds a$d left k$ee shortly a ft er waki $g a$d worse $s i$ the a ft er$oo$. She feels some relief with rest. O $ exam, the FNP $otices the prese $ce of Heberde $'s $odes. Which of the followi $g is most likely?: Osteo rthritis
*Stiffeness nd pin typic lly worse in the fteernoon nd evening*
Heberden's nodes re found on the dist l interph lngel joints
5. Defin$e T-score i $ regards to osteoporosis: Comp res bone density with th t of helthy 30 ye r old of the s me sex. 30 ye rs of ge is pe k bone m ss
Osteoporosis is de finned s hving T-score of -2.5 or less Thee greter the neg tive number the more severe osteoporosis
6. Which observatio $ by the FNP would lead to i $clusio $ of a di ffnere$tial diag $osis of osteoporosis i $ a 78 year old female pt who has bee $ c/o bo $e a$d joi $t pai $?: Low vit min D levels
7. FNP u $dersta $ds that chro $ic sy $ovitis with pa $$us formatio $ is the basic pathophysiologic fin$di$g i$ patie $ts with?: RA
synovi l hypertrophy: progressive destruction of the c rtilge, lig ment, tendons, nd bones
Pnnus= ny bnorm l tissue th t invdes the sp ce in between joint
8. FNP is exami $i$g a pt who is c/o pai $ i$ her hips a $d k$ees. She has a hx of osteoarthritis. O $ exam, the joi $ts are pai $ful to moveme $t a$d are warm to the touch. What is hte best immediate therapy for this patie $t?: Moist he t nd or cold ther py on p inful joints
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