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WGU D236 Objective Assessment– Pathophysiology Guide (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) | 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infectious disease caused by a pathogen that is resistant to many antibiotics; staph infection QUESTION COPD Answer: chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; umbrellas emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis QUESTION Cirrhosis symptoms Answer: anemia, fatigue, fever, enlarged liver/ascites, jaundice QUESTION ESRD Answer: end-stage renal disease; brittle nails, itchy skin, decreased urine output, increased fatigue QUESTION gestational diabetes Answer: diabetes that develops during pregnancy; high A1C QUESTION basal cell carcinoma Answer: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often characterized by light or pearly nodules less than 6mm QUESTION spina bifida Answer: a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it; missing folic acid QUESTION strain Answer: to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits; overpull QUESTION Crohn's disease Answer: a chronic autoimmune disorder that is most often found in the ileum and in the colon, but can affect entire GI; cobblestone look QUESTION HTN crisis Answer: 180 and/or 120 mmHg with symptoms QUESTION HTN crisis treatment Answer: Admin Direct Vasodiolators Ex. Hydralazine works in 3 min. Take BP with in 3 min of administration QUESTION Dx for student hit in head at school with chair for confusion, lack of memory, flat affect Answer: concussion, contusion, cerebral edema QUESTION stroke with LOC Answer: ischemic stroke QUESTION cause of lymphedema Answer: blockage QUESTION lymphadenitis Answer: inflammation of the lymph nodes; infection - cellulitis; painful QUESTION bladder cancer Answer: cancerous tumor that arises from the cells lining the bladder; major sign is hematuria QUESTION Lyme disease Answer: Tick-borne disease (vector spread) caused by the bacteria; infectious QUESTION HTN stage 2 Answer: 140/90 QUESTION aplastic anemia failure of RBC production in the bone marrow QUESTION Hepatitis C (HCV

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WGUl D236l Objectivel Assessment–l
Pathophysiologyl Guidel (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l |l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l MRSA
Answer:
Methicillin-Resistantl Staphylococcusl Aureus;l anl infectiousl diseasel causedl byl al pathogenl
thatl isl resistantl tol manyl antibiotics;l staphl infection



Q:l COPD
Answer:
chronicl obstructivel pulmonaryl disorder;l umbrellasl emphysema,l asthma,l chronicl bronchitis



Q:l Cirrhosisl symptoms
Answer:
anemia,l fatigue,l fever,l enlargedl liver/ascites,l jaundice



Q:l ESRD
Answer:
end-stagel renall disease;l brittlel nails,l itchyl skin,l decreasedl urinel output,l increasedl fatigue



Q:l gestationall diabetes
Answer:
diabetesl thatl developsl duringl pregnancy;l highl A1C

,Q:l basall celll carcinoma
Answer:
Mostl commonl andl leastl severel typel ofl skinl cancer;l oftenl characterizedl byl lightl orl
pearlyl nodulesl lessl thanl 6mm



Q:l spinal bifida
Answer:
al congenitall defectl thatl occursl duringl earlyl pregnancyl whenl thel spinall canall failsl tol
closel completelyl aroundl thel spinall cordl tol protectl it;l missingl folicl acid



Q:l strain
Answer:
tol drawl orl stretchl tightl beyondl thel normall limits;l overpull



Q:l Crohn'sl disease
Answer:
al chronicl autoimmunel disorderl thatl isl mostl oftenl foundl inl thel ileuml andl inl thel colon,l
butl canl affectl entirel GI;l cobblestonel look



Q:l HTNl crisis
Answer:
>180l and/orl >120l mmHgl withl symptoms



Q:l HTNl crisisl treatment

,Answer:
Adminl Directl Vasodiolatorsl
Ex.l Hydralazinel worksl inl 3l min.l Takel BPl withl inl 3l minl ofl administration



Q:l Dxl forl studentl hitl inl headl atl schooll withl chairl forl confusion,l lackl ofl memory,l
flatl affect

Answer:
concussion,l contusion,l cerebrall edema



Q:l strokel withl LOC
Answer:
ischemicl stroke



Q:l causel ofl lymphedema
Answer:
blockage



Q:l lymphadenitis
Answer:
inflammationl ofl thel lymphl nodes;l infectionl ->l cellulitis;l painful



Q:l bladderl cancer
Answer:
cancerousl tumorl thatl arisesl froml thel cellsl liningl thel bladder;l majorl signl isl hematuria



Q:l Lymel disease

, Answer:
Tick-bornel diseasel (vectorl spread)l causedl byl thel bacteria;l infectious



Q:l HTNl stagel 2
Answer:
140/90



Q:l aplasticl anemia
Answer:
failurel ofl RBCl productionl inl thel bonel marrow



Q:l Hepatitisl Cl (HCV)
Answer:
bloodbornel virall diseasel thatl affectsl thel liver;l transmittedl byl bloodl exposure,l sharingl
needles,l orl froml infectedl motherl tol infant;l rarelyl transmittedl byl sexuall contact;l 70%l
proceedl tol chronic



Q:l liverl cirrhosis
Answer:
Thel destructionl ofl thel liverl tissuel resultingl inl nonfunctioningl areasl ofl scarl tissuel inl thel
liver.



Q:l Cushingl syndromel symptoms
Answer:
fattyl humpl betweenl shoulders,l al roundedl face,l andl pinkl orl purplel stretchl marksl onl
skin,l thinningl fragilel skin,l slowl healingl ofl cuts,l insectl bitesl andl infections,l acne,l

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