D027 patho pharm wgu test with Questions and
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What is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood that it
receives; Decrease cardiac output?
Heart Failure
What is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space?
Pleural Effusion
How would you remove the fluid with a plueral effusion?
Thoracentesis and diuretics
How do you treat type 2 diabetes?
Oral Metformin, watching carbs and manage glycemic index
Heart medication to avoid for asthmatic patients?
Beta Blockers
What medication is used for chronic migraines and tension headaches?
Botox
BSG >300
ketones in the urine
Increase thirst and urination
Fruity scented breath
,diabetic ketoacidosis
What drug class is used first for panic attacks?
SSRI first
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland when the body is dehydrated. It causes the
kidneys to reabsorb more water into the blood making the urine more concentrated; the
kidney regulate blood pressure by using this hormone
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
Patient is taking Vibramycin and Warfarin. What needs to be check?
Check INR
What med is given for muscle spasm?
Baclofen
Bleeding between skull and dura
Epidural hematoma
What disease impact the Jewish population?
Ta Shay's Disease
Non-pharm treatment for depression
Cognitive behavior therapy with positive reinforcement
What med can you give to a child with chicken pox?
,Tylenol
What blood pressure med works well for African American?
Angiotensin receptor blocker ARB
Decreased oxygen
Erythropoietin increased with O2 is low
Respiratory Acidosis
What has a heart sound of a decrescendo murmur?
Aortic valve regurgitation
What supplement should be added/increased for schizophrenia?
Vitamin B
What should be avoided when taking a -statin medication because it can impact LDL
cholesterol?
Red Yeast
What is a side effect of a statin drug?
Muscle pain, rhabdomyolysis, and kidney failure
Lupus is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that is known to cause what?
Acute pericarditis
What meds are given to treat Lupus?
, Prednisone and methylprednisone
What is the initial diagnostic test for blood clots in the legs?
Doppler ultrasound
Helps to control sodium concentrations; produced by adrenal glands
Adolsterone
Prolonged, superficial skin exposure to foreign irritant
Irritant contact dermatitis
suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to infected hair follicle
furuncle
Cystic fibrosis affects what organ that causes secretion in the lungs
Pancreas
A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra X chromosome, making them XXY
instead of XY.
High pitched voice, sparse body hair, small testes, and gynecomastia
Klinefelter syndrome
A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is missing, making the
person XO instead of XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted.
Answers| Latest Update | Verified Answers
What is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood that it
receives; Decrease cardiac output?
Heart Failure
What is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space?
Pleural Effusion
How would you remove the fluid with a plueral effusion?
Thoracentesis and diuretics
How do you treat type 2 diabetes?
Oral Metformin, watching carbs and manage glycemic index
Heart medication to avoid for asthmatic patients?
Beta Blockers
What medication is used for chronic migraines and tension headaches?
Botox
BSG >300
ketones in the urine
Increase thirst and urination
Fruity scented breath
,diabetic ketoacidosis
What drug class is used first for panic attacks?
SSRI first
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland when the body is dehydrated. It causes the
kidneys to reabsorb more water into the blood making the urine more concentrated; the
kidney regulate blood pressure by using this hormone
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
Patient is taking Vibramycin and Warfarin. What needs to be check?
Check INR
What med is given for muscle spasm?
Baclofen
Bleeding between skull and dura
Epidural hematoma
What disease impact the Jewish population?
Ta Shay's Disease
Non-pharm treatment for depression
Cognitive behavior therapy with positive reinforcement
What med can you give to a child with chicken pox?
,Tylenol
What blood pressure med works well for African American?
Angiotensin receptor blocker ARB
Decreased oxygen
Erythropoietin increased with O2 is low
Respiratory Acidosis
What has a heart sound of a decrescendo murmur?
Aortic valve regurgitation
What supplement should be added/increased for schizophrenia?
Vitamin B
What should be avoided when taking a -statin medication because it can impact LDL
cholesterol?
Red Yeast
What is a side effect of a statin drug?
Muscle pain, rhabdomyolysis, and kidney failure
Lupus is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that is known to cause what?
Acute pericarditis
What meds are given to treat Lupus?
, Prednisone and methylprednisone
What is the initial diagnostic test for blood clots in the legs?
Doppler ultrasound
Helps to control sodium concentrations; produced by adrenal glands
Adolsterone
Prolonged, superficial skin exposure to foreign irritant
Irritant contact dermatitis
suppurative inflammatory skin lesion due to infected hair follicle
furuncle
Cystic fibrosis affects what organ that causes secretion in the lungs
Pancreas
A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra X chromosome, making them XXY
instead of XY.
High pitched voice, sparse body hair, small testes, and gynecomastia
Klinefelter syndrome
A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is missing, making the
person XO instead of XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted.
