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WGU patho D236 - Goodluck ! Questions
and Answers
Turner syndrome
Ans: 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.
Tay-Sachs Disease
Ans: A human genetic disease caused by a recessive allele for a
dysfunctional enzyme leads to the accumulation of certain lipids in the
brain.
Seizures, blindness, and degeneration of motor and mental performance
usually become manifest a few months after birth, followed by death
within a few years.
Down syndrome
Ans: A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated
physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
Diabetes Insipidus
Ans: Antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or the kidney is
resistant to its effect. The *serum sodium is often elevated* due to
excess free water losses.
In diabetes insipidus, your blood glucose levels are normal, but your
kidneys can't properly concentrate urine.
Cardiac Valve Disease Process
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Ans: In heart valve disease, one or more of the valves in your heart
doesn't work properly. Regurgitation (or leakage of the valve). When the
valve(s) do not close completely, it causes blood to flow backward
through the valve. This reduces forward blood flow and can lead to
volume overload in the heart.
Stenosis (or narrowing of the valve). When the valve(s) opening becomes
narrowed, it limits the flow of blood out of the ventricles or atria. The
heart is forced to pump blood with increased force to move blood
through the narrowed or stiff (stenotic) valve(s).
Cardiac Valve Complications
Ans: Heart valve disease can cause many complications, including:
* Heart failure.
* Stroke.
* Blood clots.
* Heart rhythm abnormalities.
* Death.
Respiratory Illness from bats
Ans: *Viral hemorrhagic fevers* are spread by contact with infected
animals or insects. The viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fevers live
in a variety of animal and insect hosts.
Most commonly, the hosts include mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, or bats.
Some viral hemorrhagic fevers can also be spread from person to person.
Anemia
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Ans: Different types of anemia include:
Anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
Anemia due to folate (folic acid) deficiency
Anemia due to iron deficiency
Anemia of chronic disease
Hemolytic anemia
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia
Pernicious anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Thalassemia
Acid Base Balance - lung and kidney compensation
Ans: The kidneys have two main ways to maintain acid-base balance -
their cells reabsorb bicarbonate HCO3− from the urine back to the blood
and they secrete hydrogen H+ ions into the urine.
By adjusting the amounts reabsorbed and secreted, they balance the
bloodstream's pH.
Pyelonephritis
Ans: Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
Prostate cancer
Ans: Cancer of the prostate gland usually occurs in men middle-aged
and older.
Artery response during blood loss.
Does cell shrink or swell ?
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WGU patho D236 - Goodluck ! Questions
and Answers
Turner syndrome
Ans: 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.
Tay-Sachs Disease
Ans: A human genetic disease caused by a recessive allele for a
dysfunctional enzyme leads to the accumulation of certain lipids in the
brain.
Seizures, blindness, and degeneration of motor and mental performance
usually become manifest a few months after birth, followed by death
within a few years.
Down syndrome
Ans: A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated
physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
Diabetes Insipidus
Ans: Antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or the kidney is
resistant to its effect. The *serum sodium is often elevated* due to
excess free water losses.
In diabetes insipidus, your blood glucose levels are normal, but your
kidneys can't properly concentrate urine.
Cardiac Valve Disease Process
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Ans: In heart valve disease, one or more of the valves in your heart
doesn't work properly. Regurgitation (or leakage of the valve). When the
valve(s) do not close completely, it causes blood to flow backward
through the valve. This reduces forward blood flow and can lead to
volume overload in the heart.
Stenosis (or narrowing of the valve). When the valve(s) opening becomes
narrowed, it limits the flow of blood out of the ventricles or atria. The
heart is forced to pump blood with increased force to move blood
through the narrowed or stiff (stenotic) valve(s).
Cardiac Valve Complications
Ans: Heart valve disease can cause many complications, including:
* Heart failure.
* Stroke.
* Blood clots.
* Heart rhythm abnormalities.
* Death.
Respiratory Illness from bats
Ans: *Viral hemorrhagic fevers* are spread by contact with infected
animals or insects. The viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fevers live
in a variety of animal and insect hosts.
Most commonly, the hosts include mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, or bats.
Some viral hemorrhagic fevers can also be spread from person to person.
Anemia
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Ans: Different types of anemia include:
Anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
Anemia due to folate (folic acid) deficiency
Anemia due to iron deficiency
Anemia of chronic disease
Hemolytic anemia
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Megaloblastic anemia
Pernicious anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Thalassemia
Acid Base Balance - lung and kidney compensation
Ans: The kidneys have two main ways to maintain acid-base balance -
their cells reabsorb bicarbonate HCO3− from the urine back to the blood
and they secrete hydrogen H+ ions into the urine.
By adjusting the amounts reabsorbed and secreted, they balance the
bloodstream's pH.
Pyelonephritis
Ans: Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
Prostate cancer
Ans: Cancer of the prostate gland usually occurs in men middle-aged
and older.
Artery response during blood loss.
Does cell shrink or swell ?
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