WGU Pathophysiology | Questions and Answers with complete solution

Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - Epithelial and connective tissues What are the following benign tumors? - Papilloma - A wart Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue Myoma - Fibroid Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells What are sarcomas? - They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connective tissue What are the early signs of lymphoma - Fevers and night sweats What is radiation therapy - When seeds are implanted into a malignant prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce damage to healthy tissue Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation - Vesicle - Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister) Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris) Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle) Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple) Excoriation (scratch in the skin) Define the following: Laceration Fissure Ulcer Superficial burn Superficial partial thickness burn - Laceration - Rough jagged woundFissue - Crack in the skin