WGU patho D236 - LATEST 2026/2027
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Turnermsyndromem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmchromosomalmdisorderminmfemalesminmwhichmeithermanm*Xmchromosome*
mismmissing,mmakingmthempersonmXOminsteadmofmXX,mormpartmofmonemXmchromosomemismdeleted.
Tay-SachsmDiseasem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmhumanmgeneticmdiseasemcausedmbymamrecessivemallelemformamdysfunctional
menzymemleadsmtomthemaccumulationmofmcertainmlipidsminmthembrain.m
Seizures,mblindness,mandmdegenerationmofmmotormandmmentalmperformancemusuallymbecomemma
nifestmamfewmmonthsmaftermbirth,mfollowedmbymdeathmwithinmamfewmyears.
Downmsyndromem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmconditionmofmmildmtomseveremintellectualmdisabilitymandmassociatedmphysic
almdisordersmcausedmbymanmextramcopymofmchromosomem21
DiabetesmInsipidusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAntidiureticmhormonemismnotmsecretedmadequately,mormthemkidneymismresista
ntmtomitsmeffect.mThem*serummsodiummismoftenmelevated*mduemtomexcessmfreemwatermlosses.
Inmdiabetesminsipidus,myourmbloodmglucosemlevelsmaremnormal,mbutmyourmkidneysmcan'tmproperlymc
oncentratemurine.
CardiacmValvemDiseasemProcessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInmheartmvalvemdisease,monemormmoremofmthemvalvesminmyourmheartmdoesn'tm
workmproperly.mRegurgitationm(ormleakagemofmthemvalve).mWhenmthemvalve(s)mdomnotmclosemcompl
,etely,mitmcausesmbloodmtomflowmbackwardmthroughmthemvalve.mThismreducesmforwardmbloodmflowma
ndmcanmleadmtomvolumemoverloadminmthemheart.
Stenosism(ormnarrowingmofmthemvalve).mWhenmthemvalve(s)mopeningmbecomesmnarrowed,mitmlimitsm
themflowmofmbloodmoutmofmthemventriclesmormatria.mThemheartmismforcedmtompumpmbloodmwithmincr
easedmforcemtommovembloodmthroughmthemnarrowedmormstiffm(stenotic)mvalve(s).
CardiacmValvemComplicationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHeartmvalvemdiseasemcanmcausemmanymcomplications,mincluding:
*mHeartmfailure.
*mStroke.
*mBloodmclots.
*mHeartmrhythmmabnormalities.
*mDeath.
RespiratorymIllnessmfrommbatsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm*Viralmhemorrhagicmfevers*maremspreadmbymcontactmwithminfectedmanimalsm
orminsects.mThemvirusesmthatmcausemviralmhemorrhagicmfeversmliveminmamvarietymofmanimalmandmins
ectmhosts.m
Mostmcommonly,mthemhostsmincludemmosquitoes,mticks,mrodents,mormbats.mSomemviralmhemorrhag
icmfeversmcanmalsombemspreadmfrommpersonmtomperson.
Anemiam-mCORRECTmANSWERmDifferentmtypesmofmanemiaminclude:
AnemiamduemtomvitaminmB12mdeficiency
Anemiamduemtomfolatem(folicmacid)mdeficiency
Anemiamduemtomironmdeficiency
Anemiamofmchronicmdisease
, Hemolyticmanemia
Idiopathicmaplasticmanemia
Megaloblasticmanemia
Perniciousmanemia
Sicklemcellmanemia
Thalassemia
AcidmBasemBalancem-mlungmandmkidneymcompensationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemkidneysmhavemtwommainmwaysmtommaintainmacid-basembalancem-
mtheirmcellsmreabsorbmbicarbonatemHCO3−mfrommthemurinembackmtomthembloodmandmtheymsecretem
hydrogenmH+mionsmintomthemurine.m
Bymadjustingmthemamountsmreabsorbedmandmsecreted,mtheymbalancemthembloodstream'smpH.
Pyelonephritism-mCORRECTmANSWERmInflammationmofmthemrenalmpelvismandmthemkidney
Prostatemcancerm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCancermofmthemprostatemglandmusuallymoccursminmmenmmiddle-
agedmandmolder.
Arterymresponsemduringmbloodmloss.m
Doesmcellmshrinkmormswellm?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm*Vasoconstriction*
MarfanmSyndromem-mAutosomalmdominantmtraitm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThismconditionmisminheritedminmanmautosomalmdominantmpatternm,mwhichmme
ansmonemcopymofmthemalteredmgeneminmeachmcellmismsufficientmtomcausemthemdisorder.m
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Turnermsyndromem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmchromosomalmdisorderminmfemalesminmwhichmeithermanm*Xmchromosome*
mismmissing,mmakingmthempersonmXOminsteadmofmXX,mormpartmofmonemXmchromosomemismdeleted.
Tay-SachsmDiseasem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmhumanmgeneticmdiseasemcausedmbymamrecessivemallelemformamdysfunctional
menzymemleadsmtomthemaccumulationmofmcertainmlipidsminmthembrain.m
Seizures,mblindness,mandmdegenerationmofmmotormandmmentalmperformancemusuallymbecomemma
nifestmamfewmmonthsmaftermbirth,mfollowedmbymdeathmwithinmamfewmyears.
Downmsyndromem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmconditionmofmmildmtomseveremintellectualmdisabilitymandmassociatedmphysic
almdisordersmcausedmbymanmextramcopymofmchromosomem21
DiabetesmInsipidusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAntidiureticmhormonemismnotmsecretedmadequately,mormthemkidneymismresista
ntmtomitsmeffect.mThem*serummsodiummismoftenmelevated*mduemtomexcessmfreemwatermlosses.
Inmdiabetesminsipidus,myourmbloodmglucosemlevelsmaremnormal,mbutmyourmkidneysmcan'tmproperlymc
oncentratemurine.
CardiacmValvemDiseasemProcessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInmheartmvalvemdisease,monemormmoremofmthemvalvesminmyourmheartmdoesn'tm
workmproperly.mRegurgitationm(ormleakagemofmthemvalve).mWhenmthemvalve(s)mdomnotmclosemcompl
,etely,mitmcausesmbloodmtomflowmbackwardmthroughmthemvalve.mThismreducesmforwardmbloodmflowma
ndmcanmleadmtomvolumemoverloadminmthemheart.
Stenosism(ormnarrowingmofmthemvalve).mWhenmthemvalve(s)mopeningmbecomesmnarrowed,mitmlimitsm
themflowmofmbloodmoutmofmthemventriclesmormatria.mThemheartmismforcedmtompumpmbloodmwithmincr
easedmforcemtommovembloodmthroughmthemnarrowedmormstiffm(stenotic)mvalve(s).
CardiacmValvemComplicationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHeartmvalvemdiseasemcanmcausemmanymcomplications,mincluding:
*mHeartmfailure.
*mStroke.
*mBloodmclots.
*mHeartmrhythmmabnormalities.
*mDeath.
RespiratorymIllnessmfrommbatsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm*Viralmhemorrhagicmfevers*maremspreadmbymcontactmwithminfectedmanimalsm
orminsects.mThemvirusesmthatmcausemviralmhemorrhagicmfeversmliveminmamvarietymofmanimalmandmins
ectmhosts.m
Mostmcommonly,mthemhostsmincludemmosquitoes,mticks,mrodents,mormbats.mSomemviralmhemorrhag
icmfeversmcanmalsombemspreadmfrommpersonmtomperson.
Anemiam-mCORRECTmANSWERmDifferentmtypesmofmanemiaminclude:
AnemiamduemtomvitaminmB12mdeficiency
Anemiamduemtomfolatem(folicmacid)mdeficiency
Anemiamduemtomironmdeficiency
Anemiamofmchronicmdisease
, Hemolyticmanemia
Idiopathicmaplasticmanemia
Megaloblasticmanemia
Perniciousmanemia
Sicklemcellmanemia
Thalassemia
AcidmBasemBalancem-mlungmandmkidneymcompensationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemkidneysmhavemtwommainmwaysmtommaintainmacid-basembalancem-
mtheirmcellsmreabsorbmbicarbonatemHCO3−mfrommthemurinembackmtomthembloodmandmtheymsecretem
hydrogenmH+mionsmintomthemurine.m
Bymadjustingmthemamountsmreabsorbedmandmsecreted,mtheymbalancemthembloodstream'smpH.
Pyelonephritism-mCORRECTmANSWERmInflammationmofmthemrenalmpelvismandmthemkidney
Prostatemcancerm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCancermofmthemprostatemglandmusuallymoccursminmmenmmiddle-
agedmandmolder.
Arterymresponsemduringmbloodmloss.m
Doesmcellmshrinkmormswellm?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm*Vasoconstriction*
MarfanmSyndromem-mAutosomalmdominantmtraitm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThismconditionmisminheritedminmanmautosomalmdominantmpatternm,mwhichmme
ansmonemcopymofmthemalteredmgeneminmeachmcellmismsufficientmtomcausemthemdisorder.m