WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM Q&A
Fatigue, fever - ANSWER -Symptoms of systemic lupus erythematus
Aplastic Anemia - ANSWER -Anemia that is the result of injury/destruction of blood
forming tissue in bone marrow
Pernicious anemia - ANSWER -Condition caused by failure of cells in gastric mucosa to
secrete adiquite levels of protein
Fatigue and menorrhagia - ANSWER -Symptoms of aplastic anemia
Venous stasis and hypercoagubility - ANSWER -Two pre disposing factors of DVT
Glaucoma - ANSWER -Vision disored characterized by pressure to the optic nerve
Halo around lights - ANSWER -Common first symptom of glaucoma
Mosaicism - ANSWER -Variation of down syndrome
agenisis of corpus callosum - ANSWER -One assessment finding of neurobehavioral
disorder associated with pre natal alcohol exposure?
Enhance action of phagocytic cells and recruit complement system - ANSWER -2 things
antibodies do as part of the immune system
Meningitis and nerve damage - ANSWER -2 responses the body can have with stage
two lyme disease
Phagocytosis - ANSWER -Process body uses to protect itself from disease
Hypoxemia/asphyxiation - ANSWER -2 signs of patients who experience near drowning
Insect - ANSWER -Patient comes in with bilateral acute inflammation of both arms after
camping. What organism could have caused this?
Blood PH and Partial pressure of Co2 - ANSWER -2 components that are evaluated as
part of ABG analysis are
Ovarian tumor/cancer - ANSWER -HE4 Biomarkers
obstructive sleep apnea - ANSWER -What causes secondary HTN?
Produces angiotensin 2 in lungs and stimulates adrenal glands - ANSWER -What is the
step directly after angiotensin one is produced?
Fatigue, fever - ANSWER -Symptoms of systemic lupus erythematus
Aplastic Anemia - ANSWER -Anemia that is the result of injury/destruction of blood
forming tissue in bone marrow
Pernicious anemia - ANSWER -Condition caused by failure of cells in gastric mucosa to
secrete adiquite levels of protein
Fatigue and menorrhagia - ANSWER -Symptoms of aplastic anemia
Venous stasis and hypercoagubility - ANSWER -Two pre disposing factors of DVT
Glaucoma - ANSWER -Vision disored characterized by pressure to the optic nerve
Halo around lights - ANSWER -Common first symptom of glaucoma
Mosaicism - ANSWER -Variation of down syndrome
agenisis of corpus callosum - ANSWER -One assessment finding of neurobehavioral
disorder associated with pre natal alcohol exposure?
Enhance action of phagocytic cells and recruit complement system - ANSWER -2 things
antibodies do as part of the immune system
Meningitis and nerve damage - ANSWER -2 responses the body can have with stage
two lyme disease
Phagocytosis - ANSWER -Process body uses to protect itself from disease
Hypoxemia/asphyxiation - ANSWER -2 signs of patients who experience near drowning
Insect - ANSWER -Patient comes in with bilateral acute inflammation of both arms after
camping. What organism could have caused this?
Blood PH and Partial pressure of Co2 - ANSWER -2 components that are evaluated as
part of ABG analysis are
Ovarian tumor/cancer - ANSWER -HE4 Biomarkers
obstructive sleep apnea - ANSWER -What causes secondary HTN?
Produces angiotensin 2 in lungs and stimulates adrenal glands - ANSWER -What is the
step directly after angiotensin one is produced?
