WGU PATHO D236 TEST REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A fair-skinned client presents to the clinic with a growth on the left forehead. The growth
is a shiny, translucent dome about 3 mm in diameter with a telangiectasia present.
Which diagnosis is most likely? - ANSWER -Basal cell carcinoma
An older adult patient presents to the emergency department after dropping a pot of
boiling water onto their feet. The skin on the patient's left foot is white with profound
swelling of the ankle. The patient denies significant pain.
What is the most likely classification of this burn? - ANSWER -Full thickness
A provider is teaching a group of older adults about cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs).
When discussing transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), what is correct information for the
provider to share? - ANSWER -A transient ischemic attack occurs when a clot forms in
a blood vessel in the brain, but the body naturally dissolves it within 24 hours.
A provider is working with a patient who is recovering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage
caused by a cerebral aneurysm. The patient asks the provider to explain what
happened.
What is the best response by the provider? - ANSWER -"An artery in your brain had a
weakened area, which ruptured, causing bleeding into your brain."
The provider is caring for a client who reports experiencing episodes of muscle
weakness, accompanied by profound fatigue and blurry vision.
Which diagnosis is most consistent with these signs? - ANSWER -Multiple sclerosis
A provider is caring for a patient with impaired vision due to glaucoma.
When asking the patient to describe their vision, what does the provider anticipate
hearing? - ANSWER -"I can see things in front of me okay, but I have to turn my head to
see anything in the periphery of my vision."
What term describes a weakening of the arterial wall resulting in a bulge outward? -
ANSWER -Aneurysm
The provider is reviewing a pts electrocardiogram and note that the pt is experiencing
cardiac dysrhythmia. Why is a cardiac dysrhythmia a concern? - ANSWER -Cardiac
dysrhythmias decrease the ability of the heart to pump effectively.
Cardiac dysrhythmias, cause a loss of the natural pumping sequence of the heart,
resulting in low cardiac output.
What is the term for infection of the cardiac endothelium? - ANSWER -Endocarditis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A fair-skinned client presents to the clinic with a growth on the left forehead. The growth
is a shiny, translucent dome about 3 mm in diameter with a telangiectasia present.
Which diagnosis is most likely? - ANSWER -Basal cell carcinoma
An older adult patient presents to the emergency department after dropping a pot of
boiling water onto their feet. The skin on the patient's left foot is white with profound
swelling of the ankle. The patient denies significant pain.
What is the most likely classification of this burn? - ANSWER -Full thickness
A provider is teaching a group of older adults about cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs).
When discussing transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), what is correct information for the
provider to share? - ANSWER -A transient ischemic attack occurs when a clot forms in
a blood vessel in the brain, but the body naturally dissolves it within 24 hours.
A provider is working with a patient who is recovering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage
caused by a cerebral aneurysm. The patient asks the provider to explain what
happened.
What is the best response by the provider? - ANSWER -"An artery in your brain had a
weakened area, which ruptured, causing bleeding into your brain."
The provider is caring for a client who reports experiencing episodes of muscle
weakness, accompanied by profound fatigue and blurry vision.
Which diagnosis is most consistent with these signs? - ANSWER -Multiple sclerosis
A provider is caring for a patient with impaired vision due to glaucoma.
When asking the patient to describe their vision, what does the provider anticipate
hearing? - ANSWER -"I can see things in front of me okay, but I have to turn my head to
see anything in the periphery of my vision."
What term describes a weakening of the arterial wall resulting in a bulge outward? -
ANSWER -Aneurysm
The provider is reviewing a pts electrocardiogram and note that the pt is experiencing
cardiac dysrhythmia. Why is a cardiac dysrhythmia a concern? - ANSWER -Cardiac
dysrhythmias decrease the ability of the heart to pump effectively.
Cardiac dysrhythmias, cause a loss of the natural pumping sequence of the heart,
resulting in low cardiac output.
What is the term for infection of the cardiac endothelium? - ANSWER -Endocarditis
