WGU D317 COMPTIA A+ 2026
FINAL PRACTICE PAPER
PRACTICE TEST BANK WITH
ANSWER SOLUTIONS
◉ Severe TBI GCS Score. Answer: A GCS score of 3-8
describes a severe TBI.
◉ Obsessions. Answer: Obsessions are recurrent and persistent
thoughts, impulses, or images that cause distressing emotions
such as anxiety or disgust.
◉ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Characteristics.
Answer: Impaired concentration and irritability are major
characteristics of GAD.
◉ Schizophrenia Symptoms. Answer: The characteristics of
schizophrenia are paranoia, delusions, tangential thoughts,
suspiciousness, disorganized behavior, and hallucinations.
◉ Acute Otitis Media. Answer: The classic presentation of
otitis media is otalgia, muffled hearing, popping sensation, and a
recent history of a cold or flare up of allergic rhinitis.
◉ Peritonsillar Abscess. Answer: Peritonsillar abscess is
characterized by severe sore throat, pain or difficulty
swallowing, jaw muscle spasms, and a hot potato voice.
◉ Graves' Disease. Answer: Graves' disease, an autoimmune
condition also known as 'diffuse toxic goiter' is the most
common cause of hyperthyroidism in this age group.
◉ Insulin Resistance Finding. Answer: Triglycerides >
150mg/dL is associated with increasing insulin resistance.
,◉ Postprandial Glucose Level Influencer. Answer:
Carbohydrate is a macronutrient with the greatest impact on the
postprandial glucose levels.
◉ Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Answer: Type 1 DM is associated
with beta cell destruction leading to absolute insulin deficiency
resulting in significant hyperglycemia and potential for
ketoacidosis.
◉ Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors. Answer: Major risk
factors are heredity and obesity.
◉ Endometrial Cancer Risk Factor. Answer: Oral
contraceptives have been shown to reduce the incidence of
endometrial cancer.
◉ Mixed Precocious Puberty. Answer: Mixed precocious
puberty cases the child to develop some secondary
characteristics of the opposite sex, such as the feminization of a
boy.
◉ Delayed Puberty Cause. Answer: In 95% of cases, delayed
puberty is physiologic in nature.
◉ Priapism Association. Answer: Priapism has been associated
with the abuse of certain substances.
◉ Priapism. Answer: Prolonged penile erection, often
idiopathic.
◉ Cocaine. Answer: Substance associated with priapism.
◉ Ovulation. Answer: Triggered by a sudden increase of LH.
◉ Follicular cyst. Answer: Develops when no dominant follicle
matures.
, ◉ Benign ovarian cyst. Answer: Functional cyst from
incomplete follicle maturation.
◉ Genetic counseling. Answer: Advisory service for
individuals at genetic risk.
◉ Maternal age. Answer: Common reason for seeking genetic
counseling.
◉ Amniocentesis. Answer: Procedure to perform genetic
studies on fetus.
◉ Turner Syndrome. Answer: Condition with monosomy X in
affected cells.
◉ Cri du chat syndrome. Answer: Genetic disorder with
distinctive cat-like cry.
◉ Adaptive immunity. Answer: Immune response mediated by
T and B cells.
◉ Minimally conscious state. Answer: Patient shows limited
but definite responses.
◉ Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Answer:
Severe lung inflammation with bilateral infiltrates.
◉ Capillary hydrostatic pressure. Answer: Increased pressure
causing pulmonary edema.
◉ Immunoglobulin E (IgE). Answer: Antibody involved in
asthma pathophysiology.
◉ Airway remodeling. Answer: Long-term damage from
uncontrolled airway inflammation.
FINAL PRACTICE PAPER
PRACTICE TEST BANK WITH
ANSWER SOLUTIONS
◉ Severe TBI GCS Score. Answer: A GCS score of 3-8
describes a severe TBI.
◉ Obsessions. Answer: Obsessions are recurrent and persistent
thoughts, impulses, or images that cause distressing emotions
such as anxiety or disgust.
◉ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Characteristics.
Answer: Impaired concentration and irritability are major
characteristics of GAD.
◉ Schizophrenia Symptoms. Answer: The characteristics of
schizophrenia are paranoia, delusions, tangential thoughts,
suspiciousness, disorganized behavior, and hallucinations.
◉ Acute Otitis Media. Answer: The classic presentation of
otitis media is otalgia, muffled hearing, popping sensation, and a
recent history of a cold or flare up of allergic rhinitis.
◉ Peritonsillar Abscess. Answer: Peritonsillar abscess is
characterized by severe sore throat, pain or difficulty
swallowing, jaw muscle spasms, and a hot potato voice.
◉ Graves' Disease. Answer: Graves' disease, an autoimmune
condition also known as 'diffuse toxic goiter' is the most
common cause of hyperthyroidism in this age group.
◉ Insulin Resistance Finding. Answer: Triglycerides >
150mg/dL is associated with increasing insulin resistance.
,◉ Postprandial Glucose Level Influencer. Answer:
Carbohydrate is a macronutrient with the greatest impact on the
postprandial glucose levels.
◉ Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Answer: Type 1 DM is associated
with beta cell destruction leading to absolute insulin deficiency
resulting in significant hyperglycemia and potential for
ketoacidosis.
◉ Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors. Answer: Major risk
factors are heredity and obesity.
◉ Endometrial Cancer Risk Factor. Answer: Oral
contraceptives have been shown to reduce the incidence of
endometrial cancer.
◉ Mixed Precocious Puberty. Answer: Mixed precocious
puberty cases the child to develop some secondary
characteristics of the opposite sex, such as the feminization of a
boy.
◉ Delayed Puberty Cause. Answer: In 95% of cases, delayed
puberty is physiologic in nature.
◉ Priapism Association. Answer: Priapism has been associated
with the abuse of certain substances.
◉ Priapism. Answer: Prolonged penile erection, often
idiopathic.
◉ Cocaine. Answer: Substance associated with priapism.
◉ Ovulation. Answer: Triggered by a sudden increase of LH.
◉ Follicular cyst. Answer: Develops when no dominant follicle
matures.
, ◉ Benign ovarian cyst. Answer: Functional cyst from
incomplete follicle maturation.
◉ Genetic counseling. Answer: Advisory service for
individuals at genetic risk.
◉ Maternal age. Answer: Common reason for seeking genetic
counseling.
◉ Amniocentesis. Answer: Procedure to perform genetic
studies on fetus.
◉ Turner Syndrome. Answer: Condition with monosomy X in
affected cells.
◉ Cri du chat syndrome. Answer: Genetic disorder with
distinctive cat-like cry.
◉ Adaptive immunity. Answer: Immune response mediated by
T and B cells.
◉ Minimally conscious state. Answer: Patient shows limited
but definite responses.
◉ Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Answer:
Severe lung inflammation with bilateral infiltrates.
◉ Capillary hydrostatic pressure. Answer: Increased pressure
causing pulmonary edema.
◉ Immunoglobulin E (IgE). Answer: Antibody involved in
asthma pathophysiology.
◉ Airway remodeling. Answer: Long-term damage from
uncontrolled airway inflammation.
