WGU D027 Objective Assessment Study Guide (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

WGU D027 Objective Assessment Study Guide (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What are symptoms of left sided heart failure? Think PULMONARY. JVD, FVO, rails, S3 murmurs. Number one cause of right sided heart failure! Q: What are symptoms of right sided heart failure? Answer: Think peripheral vascular. Lower extremity edema, abdominal distension. Q: What is the gold standard lab test for heart failure? Answer: BNP. Heart failure is a result greater than 100 Q: What heart disease is worse with exertion? Answer: Ischemic heart disease because the demand requirements are higher. Q: What should you assess before giving Digoxin? Answer: Apical pulse Q: How should Warfarin be started? Answer: Start initial dose at half to monitor the effects Q: What causes the destruction of alveolar walls? Air goes in but can't get out which leads to hyperinflation Answer: Emphysema Q: What causes excess mucus production and smooth muscle hypertrophy? Answer: Bronchitis Q: What is a chronic inflammatory obstruction of bronchi? Answer: Asthma, Triggers cause mucus to clog bronchial tubes. Q: What causes an overbite and buffalo hump? Answer: Endocrine disorder called acromegaly (overproduction of growth hormone) Q: What causes Addison's disease? Answer: Decreased glucocorticoid (due to autoimmune destruction of adrenal cortex) Q: What causes Cushing's syndrome? Answer: excess cortisol Q: What causes Grave's disease? Answer: overproduction of thyroid hormone. HYPERthyroidism. Q: When should you instruct the patient to take their FIRST dose of antihypertensive? Answer: At night to avoid orthostatic hypotension. Educate slow position changes and lay down if needed. Q: What are side effects of ACE inhibitors? dry cough angioedema hyperkalemia