WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
◉ multiple sclerosis Answer: A chronic, irreversible disease of the
central nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath.
Plaques occur in the brain and spinal cord causing tremor, weakness,
incoordination, paresthesia, and disturbances in vision and speech
◉ aneurysm Answer: ballooning of a weakened portion of an
arterial wall
◉ thrombus vs embolus Answer: Thrombus = clot in arteries
embolus = dislodged traveling clot in arteries, blocks blood flow
◉ Artherosclerosis Answer: Hardening and narrowing of the
arteries due to buildup of cholesterol plaques
1.endothelial injury
2.foam cell formation
3.fatty streak formation
,◉ angina pectoris Answer: chest pain, which may radiate to the left
arm and jaw, that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of
blood to the heart muscle
◉ myocardial infarction Answer: the occlusion of one or more
coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup (heart attack)
◉ endocaritis Answer: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
◉ peridcarditis Answer: inflammation of the pericardium (sack
surrounding heart)
◉ benign vs malignant hypertension Answer: benign - "essential
hypertension", chronic vascular damage due to sodium retention.
malignant - acute vascular damage due to renin release
◉ communicable disease Answer: A disease that can be spread from
one person or species to another.
◉ infectious disease Answer: A disease that is caused by a pathogen
and that can be spread from one individual to another.
◉ myocardial infarction causes damage to Answer: arteries of :
brain, retina, heart, kidneys.
, ◉ what is expected in right sided heart falure Answer: JVD
◉ what characterizes hypertensive crisis Answer: systolic BP > 180
◉ types of anemia Answer: - Aplastic (decreased or missing RBC
production)
- Iron Deficiency
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency/Pernicious
- Hemolytic (breakdown of RBCs faster than produced)
- Sickle Cell (RBCs die too early, shortage of RBCs)
◉ Where does cancer originate from in leukemia? Answer: bone
marrow
◉ CD4 cells Answer: Helper T cells that mature in thymus that active
B cells to create immunity
◉ Hodgkin's lymphoma Answer: distinguished from other
lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known
as Reed-Sternberg cells
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
◉ multiple sclerosis Answer: A chronic, irreversible disease of the
central nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath.
Plaques occur in the brain and spinal cord causing tremor, weakness,
incoordination, paresthesia, and disturbances in vision and speech
◉ aneurysm Answer: ballooning of a weakened portion of an
arterial wall
◉ thrombus vs embolus Answer: Thrombus = clot in arteries
embolus = dislodged traveling clot in arteries, blocks blood flow
◉ Artherosclerosis Answer: Hardening and narrowing of the
arteries due to buildup of cholesterol plaques
1.endothelial injury
2.foam cell formation
3.fatty streak formation
,◉ angina pectoris Answer: chest pain, which may radiate to the left
arm and jaw, that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of
blood to the heart muscle
◉ myocardial infarction Answer: the occlusion of one or more
coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup (heart attack)
◉ endocaritis Answer: inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
◉ peridcarditis Answer: inflammation of the pericardium (sack
surrounding heart)
◉ benign vs malignant hypertension Answer: benign - "essential
hypertension", chronic vascular damage due to sodium retention.
malignant - acute vascular damage due to renin release
◉ communicable disease Answer: A disease that can be spread from
one person or species to another.
◉ infectious disease Answer: A disease that is caused by a pathogen
and that can be spread from one individual to another.
◉ myocardial infarction causes damage to Answer: arteries of :
brain, retina, heart, kidneys.
, ◉ what is expected in right sided heart falure Answer: JVD
◉ what characterizes hypertensive crisis Answer: systolic BP > 180
◉ types of anemia Answer: - Aplastic (decreased or missing RBC
production)
- Iron Deficiency
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency/Pernicious
- Hemolytic (breakdown of RBCs faster than produced)
- Sickle Cell (RBCs die too early, shortage of RBCs)
◉ Where does cancer originate from in leukemia? Answer: bone
marrow
◉ CD4 cells Answer: Helper T cells that mature in thymus that active
B cells to create immunity
◉ Hodgkin's lymphoma Answer: distinguished from other
lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known
as Reed-Sternberg cells
