1 / WGU D236 Pathophysiology Practice Exam 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? ANS Epithelial and connec- tive tissues
2.What are the following benign tumors? ANS Papilloma - A wart Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
3.What are sarcomas? ANS They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue
4.What are the early signs of lymphoma ANS Fevers and night sweats
5.What is radiation therapy ANS When seeds are implanted into a
malignant prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy.
This is used to reduce damage to healthy tissue .Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation ANS Vesicle
- Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris) Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such
as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple) Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
7.Define the following ANS
Laceration
Fissure Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn ANS Laceration - Rough jagged wound Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site .What are shingles and how are they treated ANS Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to decrease pain.
9.What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin- ANS superficial.
10.What are two signs of allergic skin reactions ANS Pruritus (itching)
and urticarial (hives)
1.Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? ANS Epithelial and connec- tive tissues
2.What are the following benign tumors? ANS Papilloma - A wart Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
3.What are sarcomas? ANS They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue
4.What are the early signs of lymphoma ANS Fevers and night sweats
5.What is radiation therapy ANS When seeds are implanted into a
malignant prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy.
This is used to reduce damage to healthy tissue .Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation ANS Vesicle
- Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris) Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such
as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple) Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
7.Define the following ANS
Laceration
Fissure Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn ANS Laceration - Rough jagged wound Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site .What are shingles and how are they treated ANS Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to decrease pain.
9.What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin- ANS superficial.
10.What are two signs of allergic skin reactions ANS Pruritus (itching)
and urticarial (hives)
