WGU Pathophysiology 2025 Latest Review
Questions and Answers
WhichAtypesAofAtissueAmostAoftenAdevelopAtumors?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
EpithelialAandAconnectiveAtissues
WhatAareAtheAfollowingAbenignAtumors?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-PapillomaA-AAAwart
LipomaA-AbeginsAinAtheAfattyAtissue
MyomaA-AFibroid
ChondromaA-ATumorAofAcartilageAcells
WhatAareAsarcomas?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheyAareAtumorsAthatAcanAbeAfoundAanywhereAandAbeginAinAconnectiveAtissue
WhatAareAtheAearlyAsignsAofAlymphomaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
FeversAandAnightAsweats
WhatAisAradiationAtherapyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhenAseedsAareAimplantedAintoAaAmalignantAprostateAandAthenAirradiated,AthisAisAcalledAra
diationAtherapy.AThisAisAusedAtoAreduceAdamageAtoAhealthyAtissue
NameAwhatAisAaAvesicle,Apustule,Amacule,Apapule,AexcoriationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
VesicleA-ASmallAfluidAfilledAelevationAofAskinA(e.g.Ablister)
PustuleA-A(elevationAofAtheAskinAcontainingAwhiteAbloodAcellsAandAcellAdebris)
MaculeA-AAAspotAthatAisAnotAraisedAorAdepressed.A(suchAasAaAfreckle)
PapuleA-AAAfirmAraisedAareaAofAtheAskinA(suchAasAaApimple)
ExcoriationA(scratchAinAtheAskin)
DefineAtheAfollowing:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
SuperficialAburn
SuperficialApartialAthicknessAburnA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-LacerationA-
ARoughAjaggedAwound
FissueA-ACrackAinAtheAskin
UlcerA-AStoreAwithAdisintegrationAandAdeathAofAaffectedAtissue
SuperficialAburnAinvolvesAtheAepidermalAlayerAofAtheAskin
SuperficialApartialAthicknessAburnAappearsAwithAblistersAandApainAatAtheAburnAsite
WhatAareAshinglesAandAhowAareAtheyAtreatedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ShinglesAareApainfulAvesicularAlesionsAcausedAbyAvaricella.ATheAnormalAtreatmentAisAantivi
ralAmedicationsAandAcosticosteroidsAtoAdecreaseApain.
WhatAisATissueAdestructionAinvolvingAonlyAtheAepidermalAlayerAofAtheAskinA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-superficial.
WhatAareAtwoAsignsAofAallergicAskinAreactionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
PruritusA(itching)AandAurticarialA(hives)
WhatAareAthreeAautoimmuneAdiseasesAinvolvingAtheAskin?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Pemphigus,AsclerodermaAandAlupusAerythematosusAareAallAautoimmuseAdiseasesAinvolvi
ngAtheAskin.
, DamageAtoAwhatAcanAdisturbAequilibrium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
SemicircularAcanalsAinAtheAear
HowAcanAotitisAmediaAbeAprevented?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ByAplacingAaAmyingotomyAtubeAinAtheAear
WhatAresultsAinAprogressiveAhearingAloss?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Presbycusis
WhatAcanAalleviateAage-relatedAhearingAloss?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
SpeakingAinAclear,Alow-pitchedAtones
WhatAareAtreatmentAofAjointAdisordersA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
FALKA(fixationAofAscrews,Aarthrocentesis,AlaproscopicArepairs,Akyoplasty)
WhatAareAtheAdifferentAtypesAofAarthritisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-(GROS)AGoutA-
AhigherAlevelsAofAuricAacidAformAcrystalsAthatAaccumulate AinAtheAjoints,AcausingApainAandAin
flammation.
•ASepticAarthritisA-
AmayAresultAfromAanAinvasiveAprocedure;AinvadingAorganismsAareAusuallyAcarriedAtoAtheAjoi
ntAbyAtheAbloodAstream.
•AOsteoarthritisA-AmostAoftenAinAweight-
bearingAjoints,AlikeAhipsAandAknees;AmayAbeAtheAresultsAofAagingAandArepeatedAtrauma.
•ARheumatoidAarthritisA-
AinflammationAandAovergrowthAofAsynovialAfluidAcausesAsevereApain;AjointsAstiffenAandAbec
omeAuseless.
WhatAisAmysatheniaAgravis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
chronicAmuscularAfatigueAcausedAbyAdefectAatAtheAneuromuscularAjunction.
HowAisAGERDAtreated?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AntacidsAandAusingAmedicationAthatAdecreasesAtheAproductionAofAHCL
WhatAcharacterizesAchronicApancreatitisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
SevereApainAandAbloodAtestAshowsAelevatedAserumAamylase.APancreatitisAimpactsAtheAdig
estiveAprocessAbyAleadingAtoAenzymeAimbalances
HowAdoAyouAtestAforAviralAhepatitisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TestingAbloodAserology
WhatAisArequiredAforAbloodAclotting?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-VitaminAK
WhatAtypeAofAreactionAwouldAariseAifAaARHAnegativeApatientAexperiencesAaAsecondAexposu
reAtoARHApositiveAblood?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AnAAntigen-
antibodyAreactionAcouldAariseAifAaARhAnegativeApatientAexperiencesAaAsecondAexposureAto
ARhApositiveAblood
WhatAareAbloodAdiseasesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
(HALT)AHemophiliaA(bleedingAdisorderAcausedAbyAdeficiencyAofAaAclottingAfactor),AAplastic
AanemiaA(boneAmareAfailureAdecreasedAredAcellAproduction),ALeukemiaA(increaseAinAWBC)
,AThalassemiaA(hereditaryAdisordersAcausingAimpairedAhemglobinAsynthesis)
WhatAareAthreeArecommendationsAforAtheAtreatmentAofAhypertension?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-•ADietAmodification
•APrescribedAdiuretics
•AExerciseAonAaAregularAbasis
WhatAdoesAH.ApyloriAcause?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
GastrointestinalAdisorderAcalledApepticAulcer
WhatAisAshockA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Confusion,Aanxiety,Ahypertension
WhatAisAatrophyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
DecreaseAinAtheAsizeAofAaAmuscleAdueAtoAdisuese
Questions and Answers
WhichAtypesAofAtissueAmostAoftenAdevelopAtumors?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
EpithelialAandAconnectiveAtissues
WhatAareAtheAfollowingAbenignAtumors?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-PapillomaA-AAAwart
LipomaA-AbeginsAinAtheAfattyAtissue
MyomaA-AFibroid
ChondromaA-ATumorAofAcartilageAcells
WhatAareAsarcomas?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
TheyAareAtumorsAthatAcanAbeAfoundAanywhereAandAbeginAinAconnectiveAtissue
WhatAareAtheAearlyAsignsAofAlymphomaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
FeversAandAnightAsweats
WhatAisAradiationAtherapyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
WhenAseedsAareAimplantedAintoAaAmalignantAprostateAandAthenAirradiated,AthisAisAcalledAra
diationAtherapy.AThisAisAusedAtoAreduceAdamageAtoAhealthyAtissue
NameAwhatAisAaAvesicle,Apustule,Amacule,Apapule,AexcoriationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
VesicleA-ASmallAfluidAfilledAelevationAofAskinA(e.g.Ablister)
PustuleA-A(elevationAofAtheAskinAcontainingAwhiteAbloodAcellsAandAcellAdebris)
MaculeA-AAAspotAthatAisAnotAraisedAorAdepressed.A(suchAasAaAfreckle)
PapuleA-AAAfirmAraisedAareaAofAtheAskinA(suchAasAaApimple)
ExcoriationA(scratchAinAtheAskin)
DefineAtheAfollowing:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
SuperficialAburn
SuperficialApartialAthicknessAburnA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-LacerationA-
ARoughAjaggedAwound
FissueA-ACrackAinAtheAskin
UlcerA-AStoreAwithAdisintegrationAandAdeathAofAaffectedAtissue
SuperficialAburnAinvolvesAtheAepidermalAlayerAofAtheAskin
SuperficialApartialAthicknessAburnAappearsAwithAblistersAandApainAatAtheAburnAsite
WhatAareAshinglesAandAhowAareAtheyAtreatedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ShinglesAareApainfulAvesicularAlesionsAcausedAbyAvaricella.ATheAnormalAtreatmentAisAantivi
ralAmedicationsAandAcosticosteroidsAtoAdecreaseApain.
WhatAisATissueAdestructionAinvolvingAonlyAtheAepidermalAlayerAofAtheAskinA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-superficial.
WhatAareAtwoAsignsAofAallergicAskinAreactionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
PruritusA(itching)AandAurticarialA(hives)
WhatAareAthreeAautoimmuneAdiseasesAinvolvingAtheAskin?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Pemphigus,AsclerodermaAandAlupusAerythematosusAareAallAautoimmuseAdiseasesAinvolvi
ngAtheAskin.
, DamageAtoAwhatAcanAdisturbAequilibrium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
SemicircularAcanalsAinAtheAear
HowAcanAotitisAmediaAbeAprevented?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
ByAplacingAaAmyingotomyAtubeAinAtheAear
WhatAresultsAinAprogressiveAhearingAloss?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Presbycusis
WhatAcanAalleviateAage-relatedAhearingAloss?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
SpeakingAinAclear,Alow-pitchedAtones
WhatAareAtreatmentAofAjointAdisordersA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
FALKA(fixationAofAscrews,Aarthrocentesis,AlaproscopicArepairs,Akyoplasty)
WhatAareAtheAdifferentAtypesAofAarthritisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-(GROS)AGoutA-
AhigherAlevelsAofAuricAacidAformAcrystalsAthatAaccumulate AinAtheAjoints,AcausingApainAandAin
flammation.
•ASepticAarthritisA-
AmayAresultAfromAanAinvasiveAprocedure;AinvadingAorganismsAareAusuallyAcarriedAtoAtheAjoi
ntAbyAtheAbloodAstream.
•AOsteoarthritisA-AmostAoftenAinAweight-
bearingAjoints,AlikeAhipsAandAknees;AmayAbeAtheAresultsAofAagingAandArepeatedAtrauma.
•ARheumatoidAarthritisA-
AinflammationAandAovergrowthAofAsynovialAfluidAcausesAsevereApain;AjointsAstiffenAandAbec
omeAuseless.
WhatAisAmysatheniaAgravis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
chronicAmuscularAfatigueAcausedAbyAdefectAatAtheAneuromuscularAjunction.
HowAisAGERDAtreated?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
AntacidsAandAusingAmedicationAthatAdecreasesAtheAproductionAofAHCL
WhatAcharacterizesAchronicApancreatitisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
SevereApainAandAbloodAtestAshowsAelevatedAserumAamylase.APancreatitisAimpactsAtheAdig
estiveAprocessAbyAleadingAtoAenzymeAimbalances
HowAdoAyouAtestAforAviralAhepatitisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-TestingAbloodAserology
WhatAisArequiredAforAbloodAclotting?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-VitaminAK
WhatAtypeAofAreactionAwouldAariseAifAaARHAnegativeApatientAexperiencesAaAsecondAexposu
reAtoARHApositiveAblood?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-AnAAntigen-
antibodyAreactionAcouldAariseAifAaARhAnegativeApatientAexperiencesAaAsecondAexposureAto
ARhApositiveAblood
WhatAareAbloodAdiseasesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
(HALT)AHemophiliaA(bleedingAdisorderAcausedAbyAdeficiencyAofAaAclottingAfactor),AAplastic
AanemiaA(boneAmareAfailureAdecreasedAredAcellAproduction),ALeukemiaA(increaseAinAWBC)
,AThalassemiaA(hereditaryAdisordersAcausingAimpairedAhemglobinAsynthesis)
WhatAareAthreeArecommendationsAforAtheAtreatmentAofAhypertension?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-•ADietAmodification
•APrescribedAdiuretics
•AExerciseAonAaAregularAbasis
WhatAdoesAH.ApyloriAcause?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
GastrointestinalAdisorderAcalledApepticAulcer
WhatAisAshockA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Confusion,Aanxiety,Ahypertension
WhatAisAatrophyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
DecreaseAinAtheAsizeAofAaAmuscleAdueAtoAdisuese