WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EDITED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EDITED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Epithelial and connective tissues
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Papilloma - CORRECT ANSWER-A wart k k k k




Lipoma - CORRECT ANSWER-Begins in fatty tissue
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Myoma - CORRECT ANSWER-Fibroid
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Chondroma - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k


Benign tumor of cartilage cells
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What are sarcomas? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connec
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tive tissue
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What are the early signs of lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Fevers and night sweats
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What is radiation therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-
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When seeds are implanted into a malignant prostate and then irra
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diated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce dam
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age to healthy tissue
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What is a vesicle? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
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What is a pustule? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris
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,What is a macule? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
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What is a papule? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
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What is an excoriation? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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scratch in the skin k k k




Laceration - CORRECT ANSWER-Rough jagged wound
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Fissure - CORRECT ANSWER-Crack in the skin
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Ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Sore with disintegration and death of affected tissue
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Superficial burn - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k


involves the epidermal layer of the skin
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Superficial partial thickness burn - CORRECT ANSWER-
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appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
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What are shingles and how are they treated -
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Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The no
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rmal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to dec
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What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of th
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e skin - CORRECT ANSWER-superficial.
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What are two signs of allergic skin reactions -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
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What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-
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, Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all autoim
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muse diseases involving the skin.
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Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Semicircular canals in the ear
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How can otitis media be prevented? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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By placing a myingotomy tube in the ear
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What results in progressive hearing loss? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Presbycusis
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What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Speaking in clear, low-pitched tones
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What are treatment of joint disorders - CORRECT ANSWER-
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FALK (fixation of screws, arthrocentesis, laproscopic repairs, kyo
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plasty)

(GROS) Gout (type of arthritis) - CORRECT ANSWER-
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higher levels of uric acid form crystals that accumulate in the joint
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s, causing pain and inflammation.
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Septic arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER-
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May result from an invasive procedure; invading organisms are u
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sually carried to the joint by the blood stream.
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Osteoarthritis - CORRECT ANSWER-most often in weight- k k k k k k


bearing joints, like hips and knees; may be the results of aging an
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d repeated trauma.
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Rheumatoid arthritis - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k


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; joints stiffen and become useless.
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