RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
STUDY GUIDE 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ herpes zoster.
Answer: (shingles) an acute viral infection characterized by painful skin
eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve
⩥ Molluscum contagiosum.
Answer: Localized chronic infection, transmits through direct contact,
poxvirus infection characterized by pink, cone-shaped, smooth, waxy, or
pearly papules
⩥ Tinea fungi.
Answer: Causes several types of superficial fungal infections, typically
grow in warm, moist places (e.g., showers),
Typically manifests as a circular, erythematous rash accompanied by
pruritus and burning, Tinea capitis: involving the scalp, Tinea corporis:
involving the body, Tinea pedis: involving the feet, especially the toes,
Tinea unguium: involving the nails, typically the toenails, Treatment:
topical and systemic antifungal agents
⩥ scabies.
,Answer: contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly
through sexual contact
⩥ Lice.
Answer: small insects that attach to hair and feed on human blood
⩥ Gout.
Answer: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals
in the tissues of joints
⩥ phases of gout.
Answer: 1. Asymptomatic: Uric levels climb in the bloodstream and
crystals deposit in the tissue, Crystals accumulate, damaging tissue
2. Acute flares or attack: Tissue damage triggers an acute inflammation,
Characterized by pain, burning, redness, swelling, and warmth at the
affected joint lasting days to weeks, Most initial attacks occur in the
lower extremities (most often the big toe)
3. Intercritical period: After the attack subsides and the disease is
clinically inactive until the next flare, Hyperuricemia and crystal
accumulation continues, These periods in between attacks become
shorter as the disease progresses, Reoccurring attacks are often
precipitated by sudden increases in serum uric acid
4. Chronic gouty arthritis: Characterized by joint soreness and aching
present most of the time, May also develop tophi that can drain or renal
calculi
, ⩥ muscular dystrophy.
Answer: a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of
muscle mass
⩥ Psoriatic arthritis.
Answer: An inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin
⩥ Burns.
Answer: Injury that can result from exposure to a thermal or nonthermal
source
⩥ first degree burn.
Answer: affect only the epidermis and cause pain, erythema, and edema
⩥ second degree burn.
Answer: affect the epidermis and dermis and cause pain, erythema,
edema, and blistering
⩥ third degree burn.
Answer: extend into deeper tissues and cause white or blackened,
charred skin that may be numb
STUDY GUIDE 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ herpes zoster.
Answer: (shingles) an acute viral infection characterized by painful skin
eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve
⩥ Molluscum contagiosum.
Answer: Localized chronic infection, transmits through direct contact,
poxvirus infection characterized by pink, cone-shaped, smooth, waxy, or
pearly papules
⩥ Tinea fungi.
Answer: Causes several types of superficial fungal infections, typically
grow in warm, moist places (e.g., showers),
Typically manifests as a circular, erythematous rash accompanied by
pruritus and burning, Tinea capitis: involving the scalp, Tinea corporis:
involving the body, Tinea pedis: involving the feet, especially the toes,
Tinea unguium: involving the nails, typically the toenails, Treatment:
topical and systemic antifungal agents
⩥ scabies.
,Answer: contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly
through sexual contact
⩥ Lice.
Answer: small insects that attach to hair and feed on human blood
⩥ Gout.
Answer: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals
in the tissues of joints
⩥ phases of gout.
Answer: 1. Asymptomatic: Uric levels climb in the bloodstream and
crystals deposit in the tissue, Crystals accumulate, damaging tissue
2. Acute flares or attack: Tissue damage triggers an acute inflammation,
Characterized by pain, burning, redness, swelling, and warmth at the
affected joint lasting days to weeks, Most initial attacks occur in the
lower extremities (most often the big toe)
3. Intercritical period: After the attack subsides and the disease is
clinically inactive until the next flare, Hyperuricemia and crystal
accumulation continues, These periods in between attacks become
shorter as the disease progresses, Reoccurring attacks are often
precipitated by sudden increases in serum uric acid
4. Chronic gouty arthritis: Characterized by joint soreness and aching
present most of the time, May also develop tophi that can drain or renal
calculi
, ⩥ muscular dystrophy.
Answer: a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of
muscle mass
⩥ Psoriatic arthritis.
Answer: An inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin
⩥ Burns.
Answer: Injury that can result from exposure to a thermal or nonthermal
source
⩥ first degree burn.
Answer: affect only the epidermis and cause pain, erythema, and edema
⩥ second degree burn.
Answer: affect the epidermis and dermis and cause pain, erythema,
edema, and blistering
⩥ third degree burn.
Answer: extend into deeper tissues and cause white or blackened,
charred skin that may be numb
