WGU Pathophysiology Exam Questions
and Answers
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - Correct Answers -Epithelial and
connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? - Correct Answers -Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - Correct Answers -They are tumors that can be found anywhere
and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma - Correct Answers -Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - Correct Answers -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
How is gonorrhea diagnosed - Correct Answers -Testicular torsion
Benign prostatic hypertrophy is treated by - Correct Answers -laser and ultrasound and
by transurethral prostatectomy when urinary function is threatened.
What can inhibit a females ability to conceive - Correct Answers -Weight, menstrual
history, and the degree of athleticism
Menopause is described as - Correct Answers -as a lack of menses for 6 months.
What are two disorders that may occur during pregnancy - Correct Answers -placenta
previa and gestational diabetes.
vaginal secretions of yellow or green frothy vaginal discharge means what - Correct
Answers -Trichomoniasis
Hypertension and proteinuria can mean what - Correct Answers -Eclampsia and toxema
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - Correct Answers -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)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -Shingles are painful
vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and
costicosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin - Correct
Answers -superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions - Correct Answers -Pruritus (itching) and
urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? - Correct Answers -
Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases
involving the skin.
Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? - Correct Answers -Semicircular canals in the
ear
How can otitis media be prevented? - Correct Answers -By placing a myingotomy tube
in the ear
What results in progressive hearing loss? - Correct Answers -Presbycusis
What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? - Correct Answers -Speaking in clear, low-
pitched tones
What are treatment of joint disorders - Correct Answers -FALK (fixation of screws,
arthrocentesis, laproscopic repairs, kyoplasty)
What are the different types of arthritis - Correct Answers -(GROS) Gout - higher levels
of uric acid form crystals that accumulate in the joints, causing pain and inflammation.
and Answers
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - Correct Answers -Epithelial and
connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? - Correct Answers -Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? - Correct Answers -They are tumors that can be found anywhere
and begin in connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma - Correct Answers -Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy - Correct Answers -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
How is gonorrhea diagnosed - Correct Answers -Testicular torsion
Benign prostatic hypertrophy is treated by - Correct Answers -laser and ultrasound and
by transurethral prostatectomy when urinary function is threatened.
What can inhibit a females ability to conceive - Correct Answers -Weight, menstrual
history, and the degree of athleticism
Menopause is described as - Correct Answers -as a lack of menses for 6 months.
What are two disorders that may occur during pregnancy - Correct Answers -placenta
previa and gestational diabetes.
vaginal secretions of yellow or green frothy vaginal discharge means what - Correct
Answers -Trichomoniasis
Hypertension and proteinuria can mean what - Correct Answers -Eclampsia and toxema
Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - Correct Answers -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)
Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -Shingles are painful
vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and
costicosteroids to decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin - Correct
Answers -superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions - Correct Answers -Pruritus (itching) and
urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? - Correct Answers -
Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases
involving the skin.
Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? - Correct Answers -Semicircular canals in the
ear
How can otitis media be prevented? - Correct Answers -By placing a myingotomy tube
in the ear
What results in progressive hearing loss? - Correct Answers -Presbycusis
What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? - Correct Answers -Speaking in clear, low-
pitched tones
What are treatment of joint disorders - Correct Answers -FALK (fixation of screws,
arthrocentesis, laproscopic repairs, kyoplasty)
What are the different types of arthritis - Correct Answers -(GROS) Gout - higher levels
of uric acid form crystals that accumulate in the joints, causing pain and inflammation.
