D236 Pathophysiology WGU Exam
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Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? -
Answer - Epithelial and connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? - Answer -
Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - Answer - They are tumors that can
be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma - Answer - Fevers
and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - Answer - When seeds are
implanted into a malignant prostate and then irradiated,
this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce
damage to healthy tissue
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule,
excoriation - Answer - Vesicle - Small fluid filled elevation
of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood
cells and cell debris)
, Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a
freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - Answer - Laceration -
Rough jagged wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected
tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters
and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated - Answer -
Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella.
The normal treatment is antiviral medications and
costicosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal
layer of the skin - Answer - superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions - Answer -
Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? -
Answer - Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus
erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases involving the
skin.
2024/2025 with 100% Verified
Solutions
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? -
Answer - Epithelial and connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? - Answer -
Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - Answer - They are tumors that can
be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma - Answer - Fevers
and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - Answer - When seeds are
implanted into a malignant prostate and then irradiated,
this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce
damage to healthy tissue
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule,
excoriation - Answer - Vesicle - Small fluid filled elevation
of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood
cells and cell debris)
, Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a
freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - Answer - Laceration -
Rough jagged wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected
tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters
and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated - Answer -
Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella.
The normal treatment is antiviral medications and
costicosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal
layer of the skin - Answer - superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions - Answer -
Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? -
Answer - Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus
erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases involving the
skin.
