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Download the WGU Pathophysiology OA Study Guide Objective Assessment Review & Key Concepts 2026 updated edition featuring essential disease mechanisms, system-based pathology, and high-yield concepts for exam preparation. Ideal for WGU nursing and healthcare students preparing for Objective Assessments and coursework success.

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Review & Key Concepts
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Malara Symptoms are fever and flulike illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle
aches, and malaise. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. can cause
anemia and jaundice because of the destruction of RBCs.


MRSA Signs and symptoms depend on where the infection causes disease. For example,
if the infection occurs in a wound, the wound will be painful, reddened, swollen,
and warm to the touch. If the skin infection spreads to the lung, causing
pneumonia, or to the bloodstream, then the symptoms will be more systemic.


Staph Infection Symptoms and signs include a collection of pus, such as a boil, furuncle, or
abscess. The area is typically tender or painful and may be reddened and swollen.
Warm to the touch


H1N1 The symptoms are the same as for seasonal flu. They include fever, cough, sore
throat, nasal congestion, body aches, fatigue, and headaches. Some experience
diarrhea and vomiting.


Second Degree Burns The skin appears red and blistered and it may be swollen.


First Degree Burns The skin is red, painful, and dry, but there are no blisters.



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Third Degree Burns The skin most likely appears white, pearly, or leathery.


Fourth Degree Burns Extends into underlying bones, muscles, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels. The
skin appears white or charred; sensation is lost because nerve endings are
destroyed.


Near drowning The person generally aspirates fluid or may have an obstructed airway caused by
a spasm of the larynx when gasping underwater, resulting in hypoxemia
(insufficient oxygenation of the arterial blood). Later, within minutes or possibly
days, the person may experience respiratory distress.


Adenoma A benign tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue


Osteoma A new piece of bone usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the
skull. It is a benign tumor.




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