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WGU D236 Pathophysiology Exam 2 (Midterm)
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, communicable disease - ✔✔A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.
infectious disease - ✔✔A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another.
myocardial infarction causes damage to - ✔✔arteries of : brain, retina, heart, kidneys.
what is expected in right sided heart falure - ✔✔JVD
what characterizes hypertensive crisis - ✔✔systolic BP > 180
types of anemia - ✔✔- Aplastic (decreased or missing RBC production)
- Iron Deficiency
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency/Pernicious
- Hemolytic (breakdown of RBCs faster than produced)
- Sickle Cell (RBCs die too early, shortage of RBCs)
Where does cancer originate from in leukemia? - ✔✔bone marrow
CD4 cells - ✔✔Helper T cells that mature in thymus that active B cells to create immunity
Hodgkin's lymphoma - ✔✔distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known
as Reed-Sternberg cells
Lymphocytosis - ✔✔abnormal increase in lymphocytes, asymptomatic
Stable angina - ✔✔predictable and consistent pain that occurs on exertion and is relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerin
Upper respiratory tract infection - ✔✔common cold, laryngitis, croup, pharyngitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, and tonsillitis
WGU D236 Pathophysiology Exam 2 (Midterm)
2025 | 100% Verified Questions & Correct Answers
with In-Depth Explanations
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
, communicable disease - ✔✔A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.
infectious disease - ✔✔A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another.
myocardial infarction causes damage to - ✔✔arteries of : brain, retina, heart, kidneys.
what is expected in right sided heart falure - ✔✔JVD
what characterizes hypertensive crisis - ✔✔systolic BP > 180
types of anemia - ✔✔- Aplastic (decreased or missing RBC production)
- Iron Deficiency
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency/Pernicious
- Hemolytic (breakdown of RBCs faster than produced)
- Sickle Cell (RBCs die too early, shortage of RBCs)
Where does cancer originate from in leukemia? - ✔✔bone marrow
CD4 cells - ✔✔Helper T cells that mature in thymus that active B cells to create immunity
Hodgkin's lymphoma - ✔✔distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known
as Reed-Sternberg cells
Lymphocytosis - ✔✔abnormal increase in lymphocytes, asymptomatic
Stable angina - ✔✔predictable and consistent pain that occurs on exertion and is relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerin
Upper respiratory tract infection - ✔✔common cold, laryngitis, croup, pharyngitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, and tonsillitis
