WGU D276 OA EXAM NEWEST 2024 / WGU D276 WEB
DEVEOPMENT FOUNDATIONS NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
cystic fibrosis - ANSWER: effects pancreas, increased mucus
Klinefelter syndrome - ANSWER: A chromosomal disorder in which males have an
extra X chromosome
Turner Syndrome - ANSWER: A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an
X chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
Alpha Thalassemia - ANSWER: Severe anemia, do not give ferrous sulfate
B and T cells - ANSWER: Mature in bone marrow, the go to thymus/spleen/liver
Lichen planus - ANSWER: causes extreme itching
Pityriasis Rosea - ANSWER: Itchy patch-like rash in children
actinic keratosis - ANSWER: caused by UV exposure, precursor to squamous cell
carcinoma
Glucocorticoids - ANSWER: Tx for cancers that arise from lymphoma tissue, can be
toxicities with long term treatment
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) - ANSWER: Tamoxifen; used for pts
with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer after mastectomy
Normal EF - ANSWER: 55-60%
Best way to look at structure/fxn of heart - ANSWER: Echo
Left sided heart failure - ANSWER: affects pulmonary vasculature, increased JVP, S3,
rales
right sided heart failure - ANSWER: 1. Jungular Vein Distention
2. Ascending Dependent Edema
3. Weight Gain
4. Hepatomegaly (Liver Enlargement)
Stage 1 hypertension - ANSWER: 130-139/80-89
, Stage 2 hypertension - ANSWER: >140 or >90
first line HTN drugs - ANSWER: ACE-I
ARB
CCB
Thiazide diuretics
Ischemic heart disease - ANSWER: Chest discomfort, physical exam normal; must
take aspirin or another antithrombic
EKG changes with MI - ANSWER: ST elevation is usually MI, while ST depression is
angina
chronic bronchitis - ANSWER: excess mucus production, chronic productive cough,
smooth muscle hypertrophy
Emphysema - ANSWER: decrease in alpha1-antitrypsin
Asthma - ANSWER: Obstruction reversible! Know triggers, usually worse at night
common ICS - ANSWER: Budesonide, Fluticasone
Common LABAs - ANSWER: Salmeterol, Formoterol
Back Pain - ANSWER: Do not give narcotics/opioids; H&P is good for diagnosis if in
first 4-6 wks of pain
acromegaly - ANSWER: overproduction of growth hormone
Addison's disease - ANSWER: a condition that occurs when the adrenal glands do not
produce enough cortisol or aldosterone
Hyperthyroidism - ANSWER: Tx with PTU
GFR in CKD - ANSWER: Good >90, Stage 5 <15, need dialysis
ACE inhibitors adverse effects - ANSWER: cough, hyperkalemia, fetal injury,
angioedema
Beta blockers (beta adrenergic antagonist) - ANSWER: Propanolol is nonselective,
should not be used in patients with asthma; should be give to patients for 6 months
after AMI
Statins - ANSWER: Muscle pain is an emergency -> rhabdo
Hemoglobin A1C - ANSWER: Goal <6.5%, poor>9%
DEVEOPMENT FOUNDATIONS NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
cystic fibrosis - ANSWER: effects pancreas, increased mucus
Klinefelter syndrome - ANSWER: A chromosomal disorder in which males have an
extra X chromosome
Turner Syndrome - ANSWER: A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an
X chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
Alpha Thalassemia - ANSWER: Severe anemia, do not give ferrous sulfate
B and T cells - ANSWER: Mature in bone marrow, the go to thymus/spleen/liver
Lichen planus - ANSWER: causes extreme itching
Pityriasis Rosea - ANSWER: Itchy patch-like rash in children
actinic keratosis - ANSWER: caused by UV exposure, precursor to squamous cell
carcinoma
Glucocorticoids - ANSWER: Tx for cancers that arise from lymphoma tissue, can be
toxicities with long term treatment
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) - ANSWER: Tamoxifen; used for pts
with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer after mastectomy
Normal EF - ANSWER: 55-60%
Best way to look at structure/fxn of heart - ANSWER: Echo
Left sided heart failure - ANSWER: affects pulmonary vasculature, increased JVP, S3,
rales
right sided heart failure - ANSWER: 1. Jungular Vein Distention
2. Ascending Dependent Edema
3. Weight Gain
4. Hepatomegaly (Liver Enlargement)
Stage 1 hypertension - ANSWER: 130-139/80-89
, Stage 2 hypertension - ANSWER: >140 or >90
first line HTN drugs - ANSWER: ACE-I
ARB
CCB
Thiazide diuretics
Ischemic heart disease - ANSWER: Chest discomfort, physical exam normal; must
take aspirin or another antithrombic
EKG changes with MI - ANSWER: ST elevation is usually MI, while ST depression is
angina
chronic bronchitis - ANSWER: excess mucus production, chronic productive cough,
smooth muscle hypertrophy
Emphysema - ANSWER: decrease in alpha1-antitrypsin
Asthma - ANSWER: Obstruction reversible! Know triggers, usually worse at night
common ICS - ANSWER: Budesonide, Fluticasone
Common LABAs - ANSWER: Salmeterol, Formoterol
Back Pain - ANSWER: Do not give narcotics/opioids; H&P is good for diagnosis if in
first 4-6 wks of pain
acromegaly - ANSWER: overproduction of growth hormone
Addison's disease - ANSWER: a condition that occurs when the adrenal glands do not
produce enough cortisol or aldosterone
Hyperthyroidism - ANSWER: Tx with PTU
GFR in CKD - ANSWER: Good >90, Stage 5 <15, need dialysis
ACE inhibitors adverse effects - ANSWER: cough, hyperkalemia, fetal injury,
angioedema
Beta blockers (beta adrenergic antagonist) - ANSWER: Propanolol is nonselective,
should not be used in patients with asthma; should be give to patients for 6 months
after AMI
Statins - ANSWER: Muscle pain is an emergency -> rhabdo
Hemoglobin A1C - ANSWER: Goal <6.5%, poor>9%
