WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OA EXAM 66 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
HE4 Biomarkers - CORRECT ANSWER Ovarian tumor/cancer
What causes secondary HTN? - CORRECT ANSWER obstructive sleep apnea
What is the step directly after angiotensin one is produced? - CORRECT ANSWER
Produces angiotensin 2 in lungs and stimulates adrenal glands
Communicable disease causing muscle weakness/paralysis within 4-6 hours? -
CORRECT ANSWER Guillain-Barre syndrome
What two infections affect the lower respiratory tract? - CORRECT ANSWER Resp.
Mycosis and Pulmonary TB
Pt with autoimmune disorder has symptoms of dyspnea, fever and sweating.
Physical exam shows swollen lymph nodes. DX? - CORRECT ANSWER Non-
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
What indicates the need for renal rep. therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER Electrolyte
abnormalities
What three things should a patient with a GI disorder be questioned about? -
CORRECT ANSWER Swallowing, Indigestion, Eructation
, Symptom of sudden onset PE - CORRECT ANSWER Cough
two conditions that effect the lower resp. tract - CORRECT ANSWER pneumonia
and asthma
Symptoms of systemic lupus erythematous - CORRECT ANSWER Fatigue, fever
Anemia that is the result of injury/destruction of blood forming tissue in bone
marrow - CORRECT ANSWER Aplastic Anemia
Condition caused by failure of cells in gastric mucosa to secrete adequate levels of
protein - CORRECT ANSWER Pernicious anemia
Symptoms of aplastic anemia - CORRECT ANSWER Fatigue and menorrhagia
Two pre disposing factors of DVT - CORRECT ANSWER Venous stasis and
hyperstability
Vision disorder characterized by pressure to the optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER
Glaucoma
Common first symptom of glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER Halo around lights
Variation of down syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Mosaicism
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
HE4 Biomarkers - CORRECT ANSWER Ovarian tumor/cancer
What causes secondary HTN? - CORRECT ANSWER obstructive sleep apnea
What is the step directly after angiotensin one is produced? - CORRECT ANSWER
Produces angiotensin 2 in lungs and stimulates adrenal glands
Communicable disease causing muscle weakness/paralysis within 4-6 hours? -
CORRECT ANSWER Guillain-Barre syndrome
What two infections affect the lower respiratory tract? - CORRECT ANSWER Resp.
Mycosis and Pulmonary TB
Pt with autoimmune disorder has symptoms of dyspnea, fever and sweating.
Physical exam shows swollen lymph nodes. DX? - CORRECT ANSWER Non-
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
What indicates the need for renal rep. therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER Electrolyte
abnormalities
What three things should a patient with a GI disorder be questioned about? -
CORRECT ANSWER Swallowing, Indigestion, Eructation
, Symptom of sudden onset PE - CORRECT ANSWER Cough
two conditions that effect the lower resp. tract - CORRECT ANSWER pneumonia
and asthma
Symptoms of systemic lupus erythematous - CORRECT ANSWER Fatigue, fever
Anemia that is the result of injury/destruction of blood forming tissue in bone
marrow - CORRECT ANSWER Aplastic Anemia
Condition caused by failure of cells in gastric mucosa to secrete adequate levels of
protein - CORRECT ANSWER Pernicious anemia
Symptoms of aplastic anemia - CORRECT ANSWER Fatigue and menorrhagia
Two pre disposing factors of DVT - CORRECT ANSWER Venous stasis and
hyperstability
Vision disorder characterized by pressure to the optic nerve - CORRECT ANSWER
Glaucoma
Common first symptom of glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER Halo around lights
Variation of down syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Mosaicism
