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WGU D115 OA ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM FOR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Important Terms and Definitions resources
2. Study Questions and Answers
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1. ('What is the most common site of diverticulosis?', 'Sigmoid colon.') resources
2. ('What is the complication of diverticulitis?', 'Perforation and peritonitis.')
3. ('What causes angiodysplasia?', 'Dilated vessels in cecum/right colon prone to bleeding.')
4. ('What is the hallmark of irritable bowel syndrome?', 'Chronic abdominal pain with altered bowel
habits without structural abnormality.')
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1: What is the primary cellular response to hypoxia?
A: Cellular swelling due to failure of ATP-dependent sodium-potassium pumps.
Q2: Which enzyme is released as a biomarker for myocardial infarction?
A: Troponin I and T.
Q3: What is the most common cause of reversible cell injury?
A: Ischemia.
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Q4: What is apoptosis?
A: Programmed cell death involving caspase activation without inflammation.
Q5: What is necrosis?
A: Unregulated cell death characterized by inflammation and loss of membrane integrity.
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Q6: What type of necrosis is typically seen in myocardial infarction?
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A: Coagulative necrosis.
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Q7: What type of necrosis occurs in brain tissue?
A: Liquefactive necrosis.
Q8: Which type of necrosis is associated with tuberculosis?
A: Caseous necrosis.
Q9: What is fatty change in hepatocytes commonly caused by?
A: Alcohol abuse and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Q10: What is oxidative stress?
A: Cellular injury caused by accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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WGU D115 OA ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM FOR
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WGU D115 OA ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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Study Guide - WGU D115 OA ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY exam FOR 2025-2026 - Page 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Important Terms and Definitions resources
2. Study Questions and Answers
3. study guide / test bank
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1. ('What is the most common site of diverticulosis?', 'Sigmoid colon.') resources
2. ('What is the complication of diverticulitis?', 'Perforation and peritonitis.')
3. ('What causes angiodysplasia?', 'Dilated vessels in cecum/right colon prone to bleeding.')
4. ('What is the hallmark of irritable bowel syndrome?', 'Chronic abdominal pain with altered bowel
habits without structural abnormality.')
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1: What is the primary cellular response to hypoxia?
A: Cellular swelling due to failure of ATP-dependent sodium-potassium pumps.
Q2: Which enzyme is released as a biomarker for myocardial infarction?
A: Troponin I and T.
Q3: What is the most common cause of reversible cell injury?
A: Ischemia.
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Q4: What is apoptosis?
A: Programmed cell death involving caspase activation without inflammation.
Q5: What is necrosis?
A: Unregulated cell death characterized by inflammation and loss of membrane integrity.
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Q6: What type of necrosis is typically seen in myocardial infarction?
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A: Coagulative necrosis.
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Q7: What type of necrosis occurs in brain tissue?
A: Liquefactive necrosis.
Q8: Which type of necrosis is associated with tuberculosis?
A: Caseous necrosis.
Q9: What is fatty change in hepatocytes commonly caused by?
A: Alcohol abuse and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Q10: What is oxidative stress?
A: Cellular injury caused by accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
grade-A
official revision
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