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WGU PATHO 370 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which term is used to describe an excess of red blood
cells? - Answer-Polycythemia
Which characteristic is found in the condition of
cholelithiasis (gallstones)? - Answer-Gallstones are twice
as frequent in women as in men.
Atherosclerosis predisposes to a number of processes
that are factors in myocardial ischemia. These processes
include - Answer-Thrombus formation
Current views about the target group and frequency of
screening for diabetes are based on concern for the high
prevalence in the adult population of - Answer-
Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer? -
Answer-Early detection
Which statement is true regarding asthma? - Answer-It is
characterized by airway inflammation.
What gene is associated with chronic myeloid leukemia
(CML)? - Answer-bcr-abl
Which is a required for red blood cell production? (Select
all that apply.) - Answer-Iron
Folate
Vitamin B 12
Appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal
conditions requiring emergency surgery. Although its
symptoms sometimes overlap with those of other
abdominal disorders, appendicitis is initially characterized
by which of the following? (Select all that apply.) - Answer-
Nausea
Diarrhea
Periumbilical pain
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Migrating lower-right abdomen pain
When emphysema is a result of a α1-Antitrypsin disorder,
assessment data is likely to include which of the following?
(Select all that apply.) - Answer-Client age younger than
50
No history of cigarette smoking
Enzyme levels that are below normal
What stage is defined by "fight or flight"? - Answer-Alarm
A classic manifestation of chronic pyelonephritis is -
Answer-Atrophic kidneys with diffuse scarring
When the cause of a disease is due to unintended or
unwanted medical treatment, the term to describe this is -
Answer-Iatrogenic
Which condition occurs in the presence of cellular
damage? - Answer-Sodium and water move into the cell.
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The pathophysiology of gestational diabetes mellitus most
closely resembles that of - Answer-Type 2 diabetes.
The shift to anaerobic metabolism in shock results in -
Answer-Increased lactate production
A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the
metaphyseal region of the femur that is referred to as -
Answer-An osteosarcoma
Blood flows in the human body moves from which of the
following? (Select all that apply.) - Answer-Right atrium to
the right ventricle
Right ventricle to the lungs
Left ventricle to the body
Lungs to the left atrium
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor
antibodies? - Answer-B cells
WGU PATHO 370 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which term is used to describe an excess of red blood
cells? - Answer-Polycythemia
Which characteristic is found in the condition of
cholelithiasis (gallstones)? - Answer-Gallstones are twice
as frequent in women as in men.
Atherosclerosis predisposes to a number of processes
that are factors in myocardial ischemia. These processes
include - Answer-Thrombus formation
Current views about the target group and frequency of
screening for diabetes are based on concern for the high
prevalence in the adult population of - Answer-
Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus
,2|Page
Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer? -
Answer-Early detection
Which statement is true regarding asthma? - Answer-It is
characterized by airway inflammation.
What gene is associated with chronic myeloid leukemia
(CML)? - Answer-bcr-abl
Which is a required for red blood cell production? (Select
all that apply.) - Answer-Iron
Folate
Vitamin B 12
Appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal
conditions requiring emergency surgery. Although its
symptoms sometimes overlap with those of other
abdominal disorders, appendicitis is initially characterized
by which of the following? (Select all that apply.) - Answer-
Nausea
Diarrhea
Periumbilical pain
,3|Page
Migrating lower-right abdomen pain
When emphysema is a result of a α1-Antitrypsin disorder,
assessment data is likely to include which of the following?
(Select all that apply.) - Answer-Client age younger than
50
No history of cigarette smoking
Enzyme levels that are below normal
What stage is defined by "fight or flight"? - Answer-Alarm
A classic manifestation of chronic pyelonephritis is -
Answer-Atrophic kidneys with diffuse scarring
When the cause of a disease is due to unintended or
unwanted medical treatment, the term to describe this is -
Answer-Iatrogenic
Which condition occurs in the presence of cellular
damage? - Answer-Sodium and water move into the cell.
, 4|Page
The pathophysiology of gestational diabetes mellitus most
closely resembles that of - Answer-Type 2 diabetes.
The shift to anaerobic metabolism in shock results in -
Answer-Increased lactate production
A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the
metaphyseal region of the femur that is referred to as -
Answer-An osteosarcoma
Blood flows in the human body moves from which of the
following? (Select all that apply.) - Answer-Right atrium to
the right ventricle
Right ventricle to the lungs
Left ventricle to the body
Lungs to the left atrium
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor
antibodies? - Answer-B cells
