WGU D027 ADVANCED PATHOPHARMACOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (ACTUAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

WGU D027 ADVANCED
PATHOPHARMACOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
(ACTUAL 2025-2026) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT .

Why areaminosalicylatesusedfor in patientswithCrohn's
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disease?- ---answers A- Reduceinflammation
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Whataresomeaminosalicylatesthatareusedto treatCrohn's
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disease?- ---answers - Sulfasalazine
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- Mesalamine


Why arecorticosteroidsusedfor in patientswithCrohn's
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disease?- ---answers A- Reduceinflammation
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- Only usedif aminosalicylatesarenot effectiveduring an
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exacerbation


Whatarethesicklecell and parenttraits?- ---answers
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Children whohave,25%
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- Children whodo nothaveand arenot carriers,25%
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- Children whoarecarriers,50% A A A A




Whatis Huntington'sdisease?- ---answers
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Autosomaldominantdisorder
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- A persononly needsonecopyof eachof theaffectedgeneto d
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,evelopthedisorder
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- Each child hasa 50% chanceof inheritingthegenethat
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causesthedisease
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- Leadsto progressivedegenerationof nervecellsthataffects
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movement,cognitivefunctions,and emotions A A A A




Whatis an exampleof an autosommaldominantdisorder?- --
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-answers - Huntington'sdisease A A




Whatis an exampleof an autosomalrecessivedisorder?- ---
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answers
A - Cystic fibrosis A A




Whatis cysticfibrosis?- ---answers
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Autosomalrecessivedisorder
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- The lungsand thedigestivesystemgetcloggedwithmucus
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- Affectsthepancreascausingsecretionsin thelungs
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- Causedby CTFR mutation A A A




Whataresomewaysthatcysticfibrosisaffectsthedifferent
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partsin thebody?- ---answers
A A - A A A




ALungs: block airwayscausinginflammationand increasing
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therisk of infection,pulmonaryhypertension,and tissueda
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mage
- Digestivetract:block secretionof digestiveenzymesfromth
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e pancreasesleadingto malabsorptionand malnutrition,can al
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so leadto chronicpancreatitis
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- Liver: blockageof thebileductscan interferewiththeliver's
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abilityto cleartoxinsfromthebloodleadingto scarring,gallst
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ones,and cirrhosis
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- Reproductivesystem:structuralproblemsthatrendersthe A A A A A A A




majorityof menwiththis disorderto beinfectable
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- Endocrinesystem:blockageof insulin- A A A A




producingcellson thepancreas(isletsof Langerhans)can l
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eadto typeof diabetesthathascharacteristicsof bothtype1
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Aand type2 diabetes
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Whataresomesymptomsof patientswithcysticfibrosis?- ---
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answers
A - Very salty-tastingskin A A A




- Postnasaldrip, sinusitis A A




- Shortnessof breath A A




- Repeatedlung infections A A




- Foul-smelling,bulky greasystools A A A




- Poor growth A




- Maleinfertility A




Whataresomediagnostictestsusedto diagnosecysticfibros is?-
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---answers
A -
A Sweattest(measurestheamountof chloridein sweat)
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