WGU D236 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
2026\2027 LATEST VERSION
The WGU D236 Objective Assessment: Pathophysiology Exam evaluates
understanding of disease processes and the underlying mechanisms that alter
normal body function. Key topics include cellular injury, inflammation, immune
responses, and genetic influences on disease development. The exam covers
pathophysiologic changes in major body systems, including cardiovascular,
respiratory, neurological, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, and musculoskeletal
systems. Candidates are tested on disease etiology, risk factors, clinical
manifestations, diagnostic findings, and complications. Additional areas include
fluid and electrolyte imbalances, infection processes, and the body's adaptive
and maladaptive responses to illness. The exam emphasizes applying
pathophysiology concepts to clinical scenarios, interpreting symptoms and
laboratory data, and understanding how disease
,Which symptom is associated with Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE)?
a. Arthralgias
b. Dark urine
c. Koilonychia
d. Tachycardia
a. Arthralgias
What is a symptom of malaria?
a. Warm over a vein
b. Myalgia
,c. Tachycardia
d. Muscle spasms
b. Myalgia
What is a risk factor for malignant hypertension?
a. Cirrhosis of the liver
b. Kidney failure
c. Diabetes
d. Anemia
b. Kidney failure
A patient record indicates a type of hypertension that is typically
above 180/120 and can cause serious damage to organ tissue. It
was treated as a medical emergency. Which type of
hypertension did this patient have?
a. Pulmonary
b. Malignant
c. Essential
d. Renal
b. Malignant
A patient presents with fatigue, fever, and night sweats. An
echocardiogram showed vegetations. Which disease is
described?
a. Stenosis
, b. Pericarditis
c. Myocarditis
d. Endocarditis
d. Endocarditis
Which type of anemia is characterized by insufficient or totally
absent RBC production and results in a patient having an
inability to fight infection and having a tendency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia
a. Aplastic anemia
A patient record document reports fatigue, shortness of breath, and vomiting.
The patient was given medication for crushing chest pain that radiated to the
back and jaw. The patient's blood showed elevated cardiac enzyme levels.
Which condition is described?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Angina pectoris
c. Atrial fibrillation
d. Myocardial infarction
d. Myocardial infarction
What are known triggers for vaso-occlusive crises, such as
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
2026\2027 LATEST VERSION
The WGU D236 Objective Assessment: Pathophysiology Exam evaluates
understanding of disease processes and the underlying mechanisms that alter
normal body function. Key topics include cellular injury, inflammation, immune
responses, and genetic influences on disease development. The exam covers
pathophysiologic changes in major body systems, including cardiovascular,
respiratory, neurological, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, and musculoskeletal
systems. Candidates are tested on disease etiology, risk factors, clinical
manifestations, diagnostic findings, and complications. Additional areas include
fluid and electrolyte imbalances, infection processes, and the body's adaptive
and maladaptive responses to illness. The exam emphasizes applying
pathophysiology concepts to clinical scenarios, interpreting symptoms and
laboratory data, and understanding how disease
,Which symptom is associated with Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE)?
a. Arthralgias
b. Dark urine
c. Koilonychia
d. Tachycardia
a. Arthralgias
What is a symptom of malaria?
a. Warm over a vein
b. Myalgia
,c. Tachycardia
d. Muscle spasms
b. Myalgia
What is a risk factor for malignant hypertension?
a. Cirrhosis of the liver
b. Kidney failure
c. Diabetes
d. Anemia
b. Kidney failure
A patient record indicates a type of hypertension that is typically
above 180/120 and can cause serious damage to organ tissue. It
was treated as a medical emergency. Which type of
hypertension did this patient have?
a. Pulmonary
b. Malignant
c. Essential
d. Renal
b. Malignant
A patient presents with fatigue, fever, and night sweats. An
echocardiogram showed vegetations. Which disease is
described?
a. Stenosis
, b. Pericarditis
c. Myocarditis
d. Endocarditis
d. Endocarditis
Which type of anemia is characterized by insufficient or totally
absent RBC production and results in a patient having an
inability to fight infection and having a tendency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia
a. Aplastic anemia
A patient record document reports fatigue, shortness of breath, and vomiting.
The patient was given medication for crushing chest pain that radiated to the
back and jaw. The patient's blood showed elevated cardiac enzyme levels.
Which condition is described?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Angina pectoris
c. Atrial fibrillation
d. Myocardial infarction
d. Myocardial infarction
What are known triggers for vaso-occlusive crises, such as
