WGU D236 PATHO STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

WGU D236 PATHO STUDY GUIDE
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED
A+
1. Pressuremthatmismduemtomalbuminminmthembloodstream?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOncotic



2. Oncoticm-mCORRECTmANSWERmamformmofmosmoticmpressuremexertedmbymproteins



3. Inmthemblood,m_____mismthemmostmcommonmplasmamproteinmandmis,mtherefore,mamprimarym
determinantmofmoncoticmpressurem-mCORRECTmANSWERmalbumin



4. _____mcontrolsmosmoticmpressureminmvascularmsystem,mbuildsmvolumem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAlbumin




5. Onemquestionmwasmaboutmthemdifferenceminmchildrenmandmadultmimmunitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPossiblemanswer:mnaivemTmcells




6. Learningmcheckmquestion:mWhichmdifferencesminmimmunitymmakemchildrenmandmoldermadul
tmpatientsmmoremsusceptiblemtominfections?mChoosem2manswers



7. Youngermpatientsmhavemfewermmemorymcellsmtomcombatminfection



8. OldermadultmpatientsmhavemamdwindlingmpopulationmofmnaivemTmcells



9. Oldermadultmpatientsmhavemmoremmemorymcellsmtomcombatminfection

,10. YoungermpatientsmhavemamlargempopulationmofmnaivemTmcells



11. OldermadultmpatientsmhavemamlargempopulationmofmnaivemTmcellsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYoungermpatientsmhavemfewermmemorymcellsmtomcombatminfection




12. OldermadultmpatientsmhavemamdwindlingmpopulationmofmnaivemTmcells



13. Rationale:myoungermpatientsmhavemnotmbeenmexposedmtommanympathogens,mwhichmmeans
mthatmtheymhavemfewermmemorymcellsmthanmadults.mThemprimarymimmunemresponsemismrel


ativelymweakmcomparedmtomamsecondarymresponsemmediatedmbymmemorymcells.



14. OldermadultmpatientsmdomnotmhavemasmmanymTmcellsmcomparedmtomyoungermpatients.mWhe
nmthesempatientsmencountermnovelmpathogens,mthemreducedmnumbermofmnaivemTmcellsmgiv
esmclonalmselectionmfewermopportunitiesmtom"find"mTmcellsmthatmwillmbemeffective.



15. Fluidmandmelectrolytemlevelsmaremregulatedmbym_______,mwhichmregulatesmactionsmsuchmas
mthirst,mADH,mthemkidneys,mandmRAAS.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmosmoreceptors




16. Fluidmdeficitmcausesm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-Excessivemloss
17. -Inadequatemintake
18. -Ormcombinationmofmboth



19. Fluidmdeficitmriskmfactorsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-Vomiting/diarrhea
20. -Excessivemsweating
21. -Insufficientmwatermintake



22. Fluidmdeficitmmanifestationsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-drymmucousmmembranes
23. -decreasedmskinmturgor
24. -decreasedmurinemoutput
25. -lowmbloodmpressure

,26. -tachycardia
27. -confusion



28. ROMEmformABGsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRespiratorymOppositemMetabolicmEqual



29. IfmpHmandmpCO2maremmovingminmoppositemdirections,mthenmitmismpCO2mlevelsmthatmaremcau
singmthemimbalancemandmitmismrespiratoryminmnature
30. Ifmtheymaremmovingmthemsamemdirectionmthenmitmismmetabolicminmnature



31. Buffers,mrenalmcompensation,mandmrespiratorymcompensationmhelpmtommaintainmambloodm
pHmofm_______m-mCORRECTmANSWERm7.35-7.45



32. AmpatientmwithmamviralmillnessmandmseveremvomitingmhasmanmelevatedmCO2mlevelmandmamblo
odmpHmofm7.53.mShemismbreathingmslowly.mWhatmconditionmdoesmthempatientmhave?m



33. Metabolicmalkalosism
34. Metabolicmacidosism
35. Respiratorymalkalosis
36. Respiratorymacidosism-mCORRECTmANSWERmMetabolicmalkalosis



37. Thempatient'smpHmandmCO2mlevelmarembothmelevatingm(movingminmthemsamemdirection).mThi
smindicatesmmetabolicmalkalosis.mThemCO2mlevelmismhighmbecausemhermrespiratorymsystemmi
smattemptingmtomcompensatemformthemhighmpHmbymexhalingmlessmandmretainingmmoremCO2



38. TompreventmchangesminmpH,mthembodymemploysmbuffermsystems.mThembodymutilizesm3mbuffe
rmsystems:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmproteins,mphosphates,mandmthemcarbonicmacid-
bicarbonatemsystem

, 39. Carbonicmacid-
bicarbonatemsystemmfirstmlinemofmdefensemism_____,msecondmlinemofmdefensemism_____m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmrespirations;mkidneys




40. Carbonicmacid-bicarbonatemsystemmequationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemequationmmovesminmbothmdirections




41. CABSmEquation:
42. WhenmCO2mlevelsmaremelevated,mthemequationmmovesm________,mformingmmoremH+mandm
HCO3-mionsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmtowardmthemright



43. CABSmEquation:
44. WhenmH+mionsmaremelevated,mthemequationmmovesm_____,masmH+mionsmaremconvertedmtom
CO2mandmthemCO2mismexhaled.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmtowardmthemleft



45. CO2mlevelsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm35-45



46. HCO3mlevelsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm22-26



47. Michael'smpulmonarymedemamleadsmtomrespiratorymacidosis.mHowmdoesmpHmimpactmMicha
el'smbasalmmetabolicmpanel?mChoosem3manswers.m



48. HismCO2mlevelmismincreasedmbecausemhismlungsmhavemdifficultymremovingmitmfrommthembloo
dstream.m



49. HismK+mismelevatedmbecause,masmH+mmovesminsidemofmcellsminmanmattemptmtomgetmitmoutmofm
thembloodstream,mK+mmovesmfrommcellsmintomthembloodstream.m



50. Hismsodiummlevelmismdecreasedmduemtomhypervolemia.m