WGU D027
WGU D027 EXAM NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+
What medications should you avoid if taking Ginkgo Biloba or
garlic - correct answer Anticoagulants or antiplatelets - increases
risk of bleeding
What time of contraceptive should be avoided when
breastfeeding? - correct answer combined contraceptives
What is cinnamon used for? - correct answer Diabetes
First line treatment for uncomplicated otitis media in pediatric
patient without comorbidities? - correct answer amoxicillin
What is the treatment for addisons disease or for the treatment
of salt losing adrenogenital syndrome? - correct answer Florinef
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Side Effects of florinef? - correct answer GI, Headache, menstrual
changes, skin changes(appearance, color, thinning, easy
bruising/bleeding), dizziness, bone/muscle pain, eye problems
or mood changes
Off label use for BPH or sleep aid for PTSD? - correct answer
Prazosin/Minipress
What med to give diabetic patient for hypertension? - correct
answer ACE Inhibitor the "prils"
Common Side Effect of ACE Inhibitor - correct answer dry cough, inc
K level, fatigue, headaches, loss of taste
What should be avoided when on ACE Inhibitors? - correct answer
NSAIDS
1st line treatment asthma - correct answer SABA PRN
step 2 of asthma - correct answer start low dose ICS (when
interupting sleep at night)
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3rd step asthma - correct answer low dose ICS + LABA or medium
dose ICS
4th step asthma - correct answer medium dose ICS + LABA
5th step asthma - correct answer high dose ICS + LABA
Step 6 asthma - correct answer high dose ICS + LABA + oral
corticosteroid
occurs when the body's immune system produces antibodies
that block the chemical needed for muscles to contract - correct
answer Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis treatment - correct answer cholinesterase
inhibtors and autoimmune treatments like coritcosteroids
side effects of cholinesterase inhibitors - correct answer NVD,
muscle cramps, weigh loss, headaches, insomnia, abnormal
dreams
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rare but dangerous worsening
of the thyrotoxic state, in which death can occur within 48
hours without
treatment. The condition may develop spontaneously, but it
usually occurs in
individuals who have undiagnosed or partially treated severe
hyperthyroidism
and who are subjected to excessive stress from other causes.
These causes
may include infection, pulmonary or cardiovascular disorders,
trauma, burns,
seizures, surgery (especially thyroid surgery), obstetric
complications, emotional
distress, or dialysis - correct answer Thyrotoxicosis/Thyrotoxic crisis
(thyroid storm)
Symptoms of thyroid storm are caused by? - correct answer The
symptoms of thyroid crisis are caused by the sudden
release and increased action of thyroxine (T4) and
triiodothyronine (T3)
exceeding metabolic demands.
hypothyroidism - correct answer High TSH, low T3
WGU D027 EXAM NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+
What medications should you avoid if taking Ginkgo Biloba or
garlic - correct answer Anticoagulants or antiplatelets - increases
risk of bleeding
What time of contraceptive should be avoided when
breastfeeding? - correct answer combined contraceptives
What is cinnamon used for? - correct answer Diabetes
First line treatment for uncomplicated otitis media in pediatric
patient without comorbidities? - correct answer amoxicillin
What is the treatment for addisons disease or for the treatment
of salt losing adrenogenital syndrome? - correct answer Florinef
,WGU D027
Side Effects of florinef? - correct answer GI, Headache, menstrual
changes, skin changes(appearance, color, thinning, easy
bruising/bleeding), dizziness, bone/muscle pain, eye problems
or mood changes
Off label use for BPH or sleep aid for PTSD? - correct answer
Prazosin/Minipress
What med to give diabetic patient for hypertension? - correct
answer ACE Inhibitor the "prils"
Common Side Effect of ACE Inhibitor - correct answer dry cough, inc
K level, fatigue, headaches, loss of taste
What should be avoided when on ACE Inhibitors? - correct answer
NSAIDS
1st line treatment asthma - correct answer SABA PRN
step 2 of asthma - correct answer start low dose ICS (when
interupting sleep at night)
,WGU D027
3rd step asthma - correct answer low dose ICS + LABA or medium
dose ICS
4th step asthma - correct answer medium dose ICS + LABA
5th step asthma - correct answer high dose ICS + LABA
Step 6 asthma - correct answer high dose ICS + LABA + oral
corticosteroid
occurs when the body's immune system produces antibodies
that block the chemical needed for muscles to contract - correct
answer Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis treatment - correct answer cholinesterase
inhibtors and autoimmune treatments like coritcosteroids
side effects of cholinesterase inhibitors - correct answer NVD,
muscle cramps, weigh loss, headaches, insomnia, abnormal
dreams
, WGU D027
rare but dangerous worsening
of the thyrotoxic state, in which death can occur within 48
hours without
treatment. The condition may develop spontaneously, but it
usually occurs in
individuals who have undiagnosed or partially treated severe
hyperthyroidism
and who are subjected to excessive stress from other causes.
These causes
may include infection, pulmonary or cardiovascular disorders,
trauma, burns,
seizures, surgery (especially thyroid surgery), obstetric
complications, emotional
distress, or dialysis - correct answer Thyrotoxicosis/Thyrotoxic crisis
(thyroid storm)
Symptoms of thyroid storm are caused by? - correct answer The
symptoms of thyroid crisis are caused by the sudden
release and increased action of thyroxine (T4) and
triiodothyronine (T3)
exceeding metabolic demands.
hypothyroidism - correct answer High TSH, low T3
