WGU D027 OA EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026

WGU D027 OA EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026




Cystic fibrosis - ANS effects pancreas, increased mucus


Klinefelter syndrome - ANS A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra X
chromosome


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.


Alpha Thalassemia - ANS Severe anemia, do not give ferrous sulfate


B and T cells - ANS Mature in bone marrow, the go to thymus/spleen/liver


Lichen planus - ANS causes extreme itching


Pityriasis Rosea - ANS Itchy patch-like rash in children


actinic keratosis - ANS caused by UV exposure, precursor to squamous cell carcinoma



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, Glucocorticoids - ANS Tx for cancers that arise from lymphoma tissue, can be toxicities with
long term treatment


Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) - ANS Tamoxifen; used for pts with
hormone-receptor positive breast cancer after mastectomy


Normal EF - ANS 55-60%


Best way to look at structure/fxn of heart - ANS Echo


Left sided heart failure - ANS affects pulmonary vasculature, increased JVP, S3, rales


right sided heart failure - ANS 1. Jungular Vein Distention
2. Ascending Dependent Edema
3. Weight Gain
4. Hepatomegaly (Liver Enlargement)


Stage 1 hypertension - ANS 130-139/80-89


Stage 2 hypertension - ANS >140 or >90


first line HTN drugs - ANS ACE-I
ARB
CCB
Thiazide diuretics


Ischemic heart disease - ANS Chest discomfort, physical exam normal; must take aspirin or
another antithrombic



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