WGU Pathophysiology from the study
guide
A loud, barking cough with audible wheezing at night. - ANS - How is croup
characterized?
A1C and fasting blood glucose - ANS - How is type 2 diabetes best tested?
Age, gender, heredity, living conditions, social habits and preexisting conditions - ANS -
What are epidemics defined by?
Amylase - ANS - What digests starch?
an antigen-antibody reaction - ANS - What could arise if an Rh negative patient
experiences a second exposure to Rh positive blood?
An autoimmune hypersensitivity - ANS - What can self-antigens trigger?
An electroencephalogram (EEG) - ANS - What is used to record a human's brain
waves to diagnose neurologic diseases?
Anabolism - ANS - The phase of metabolism where simple substances are made into
complex ones.
Analgesics - ANS - What can renal colic be treated by?
Anemia - ANS - What directly impairs the delivery of oxygen to body tissues?
Aplastic anemia - ANS - A bone marrow failure characterized by a decreased red
blood cell production.
arthrocentesis, laparoscopic repairs, and fixation of screws - ANS - What can
treatment of joint disorders include?
Atrophy - ANS - What is described as a decrease in the size of a muscle from disuse?
, Blisters and pain at the burn site. - ANS - How do superficial partial thickness burns
present?
Blood transfusions - ANS - What might both leukemia and pernicious anemia require?
Bowel fucntion - ANS - What does chronic hepatitis often exhibit changes in?
By hx and physical examination and extreme pain. - ANS - How can testicular torsion
best be diagnosed?
By taking antacid medications, and using medications that decrease production of
hydrochloric acid. - ANS - How can gastroesophageal reflux disease be treated?
Calcium - ANS - What is released from the bone due to increased production of the
parathyroid hormone?
Calcium-channel blockers - ANS - What helps to control hypertension by inhibiting
calcium ions from entering cardiac muscle cells?
Catabolism - ANS - Breakdown of substances into energy
Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant - ANS - What treatment plan has
produced the best survival rates for multiple myeloma?
Chondroma - ANS - What benign tumor is of cartilage cells? (Papilloma, Lipoma,
Myoma, Chondroma)
Chronic pancreatitis - ANS - What can be characterized with severe pain and blood
tests that show elevated serum amylase?
Congestive heart failure - ANS - What are increased fatigue, shortness of breath, and
edema of extremities signs of?
Cramps - ANS - What are described as strong, painful muscle contractions?
CRP - ANS - What lab test can diagnose Atherosclerosis?
Culture of the penis drainage (ewww) - ANS - How is gonorrhea in males diagnosed?
guide
A loud, barking cough with audible wheezing at night. - ANS - How is croup
characterized?
A1C and fasting blood glucose - ANS - How is type 2 diabetes best tested?
Age, gender, heredity, living conditions, social habits and preexisting conditions - ANS -
What are epidemics defined by?
Amylase - ANS - What digests starch?
an antigen-antibody reaction - ANS - What could arise if an Rh negative patient
experiences a second exposure to Rh positive blood?
An autoimmune hypersensitivity - ANS - What can self-antigens trigger?
An electroencephalogram (EEG) - ANS - What is used to record a human's brain
waves to diagnose neurologic diseases?
Anabolism - ANS - The phase of metabolism where simple substances are made into
complex ones.
Analgesics - ANS - What can renal colic be treated by?
Anemia - ANS - What directly impairs the delivery of oxygen to body tissues?
Aplastic anemia - ANS - A bone marrow failure characterized by a decreased red
blood cell production.
arthrocentesis, laparoscopic repairs, and fixation of screws - ANS - What can
treatment of joint disorders include?
Atrophy - ANS - What is described as a decrease in the size of a muscle from disuse?
, Blisters and pain at the burn site. - ANS - How do superficial partial thickness burns
present?
Blood transfusions - ANS - What might both leukemia and pernicious anemia require?
Bowel fucntion - ANS - What does chronic hepatitis often exhibit changes in?
By hx and physical examination and extreme pain. - ANS - How can testicular torsion
best be diagnosed?
By taking antacid medications, and using medications that decrease production of
hydrochloric acid. - ANS - How can gastroesophageal reflux disease be treated?
Calcium - ANS - What is released from the bone due to increased production of the
parathyroid hormone?
Calcium-channel blockers - ANS - What helps to control hypertension by inhibiting
calcium ions from entering cardiac muscle cells?
Catabolism - ANS - Breakdown of substances into energy
Chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant - ANS - What treatment plan has
produced the best survival rates for multiple myeloma?
Chondroma - ANS - What benign tumor is of cartilage cells? (Papilloma, Lipoma,
Myoma, Chondroma)
Chronic pancreatitis - ANS - What can be characterized with severe pain and blood
tests that show elevated serum amylase?
Congestive heart failure - ANS - What are increased fatigue, shortness of breath, and
edema of extremities signs of?
Cramps - ANS - What are described as strong, painful muscle contractions?
CRP - ANS - What lab test can diagnose Atherosclerosis?
Culture of the penis drainage (ewww) - ANS - How is gonorrhea in males diagnosed?
