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WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2
NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 300 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|| BRAND
NEW!!
Which type of anemia is characterized by insufficient or totally absent
RBC production and results in a patient having an inability to fight
infection and having a tendency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia - Correct Answer - a. Aplastic anemia
A patient record document reports fatigue, shortness of breath, and
vomiting. The patient was given medication for crushing chest pain that
radiated to the back and jaw. The patient's blood showed elevated
cardiac enzyme levels.
Which condition is described?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Angina pectoris
c. Atrial fibrillation
d. Myocardial infarction - Correct Answer - d. Myocardial infarction
What are known triggers for Vaso-occlusive crises, such as Sickle Cell
Disease?
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a. Alkalosis and insomnia
b. High-fat diet and hyperoxia
c. Acidosis and dehydration
d. Reduced stress and warm environmental temperature - Correct
Answer - c. Acidosis and dehydration
The principal diagnosis in a patient's discharge summary is Bell's palsy.
What is a condition that causes this?
a. Lyme disease
b. Cerebral aneurysm
c. Alzheimer's disease
d. Cerebrovascular accident - Correct Answer - a. Lyme disease
What are the common signs of retinoblastoma?
a. Peripheral shadows and seeing black spots
b. Clear iris and cloudy pupil
c. Halos around lights and photopsia
d. Strabismus and leukocoria - Correct Answer - d. Strabismus and
leukocoria
What are the common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
a. Abnormal Sweating
b. Sudden Edema
c. Constipation
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d. Weakness - Correct Answer - d. Weakness
What are samples of peripheral neuropathy?
a. Uncontrolled movements and muscle weakness
b. Chest pain and leg edema
c. Hyperreflexia and enhanced sensation of the lower extremities
d. Jugular vein distention and hematomas - Correct Answer - a.
Uncontrolled movements and muscle weakness
A patient who has diabetes presents with mild fever, erythema, and
edema in the
groin area with drainage. Gram stain reveals a staphylococcal bacterial
infection.
Which condition is described?
a. Dermatophytosis
b. Carbuncle
c. Pediculosis pubis
d. Keratosis plans - Correct Answer - b. Carbuncle
A middle-aged female presents with symptoms of muscle tenderness and
fatigue. She also reports the death of her grandmother, which occurred
three months ago, as the time period in which she has noticed an
increase in symptoms. Her impact exercise and acupuncture.
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Myasthenia gravis
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c. Polymyositis
d. Tendonitis - Correct Answer - a. Fibromyalgia
What is necessary for bone remodeling?
a. Estrogen
b. Parathyroid hormone
c. Osteocytes
d. Osteoblasts - Correct Answer - d. Osteoblasts
What are B-cells?
a. A type of cell that makes hormones and enzymes
b. Cells that eat pathogens and destroy them
c. Cells that release histamine during the inflammatory response
d. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies - Correct Answer - d.
A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies
This multidrug-resistant organism can be difficult to treat and can
progress into blood, bone, lung, or
skin infections that may be life-threatening.
Which type of infectious disease is described?
a. Plague
b. AIDS
c. MRSA
d. Sepsis - Correct Answer - c. MRSA
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WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2
NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 300 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|| BRAND
NEW!!
Which type of anemia is characterized by insufficient or totally absent
RBC production and results in a patient having an inability to fight
infection and having a tendency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia - Correct Answer - a. Aplastic anemia
A patient record document reports fatigue, shortness of breath, and
vomiting. The patient was given medication for crushing chest pain that
radiated to the back and jaw. The patient's blood showed elevated
cardiac enzyme levels.
Which condition is described?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Angina pectoris
c. Atrial fibrillation
d. Myocardial infarction - Correct Answer - d. Myocardial infarction
What are known triggers for Vaso-occlusive crises, such as Sickle Cell
Disease?
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,2|Page
a. Alkalosis and insomnia
b. High-fat diet and hyperoxia
c. Acidosis and dehydration
d. Reduced stress and warm environmental temperature - Correct
Answer - c. Acidosis and dehydration
The principal diagnosis in a patient's discharge summary is Bell's palsy.
What is a condition that causes this?
a. Lyme disease
b. Cerebral aneurysm
c. Alzheimer's disease
d. Cerebrovascular accident - Correct Answer - a. Lyme disease
What are the common signs of retinoblastoma?
a. Peripheral shadows and seeing black spots
b. Clear iris and cloudy pupil
c. Halos around lights and photopsia
d. Strabismus and leukocoria - Correct Answer - d. Strabismus and
leukocoria
What are the common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
a. Abnormal Sweating
b. Sudden Edema
c. Constipation
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d. Weakness - Correct Answer - d. Weakness
What are samples of peripheral neuropathy?
a. Uncontrolled movements and muscle weakness
b. Chest pain and leg edema
c. Hyperreflexia and enhanced sensation of the lower extremities
d. Jugular vein distention and hematomas - Correct Answer - a.
Uncontrolled movements and muscle weakness
A patient who has diabetes presents with mild fever, erythema, and
edema in the
groin area with drainage. Gram stain reveals a staphylococcal bacterial
infection.
Which condition is described?
a. Dermatophytosis
b. Carbuncle
c. Pediculosis pubis
d. Keratosis plans - Correct Answer - b. Carbuncle
A middle-aged female presents with symptoms of muscle tenderness and
fatigue. She also reports the death of her grandmother, which occurred
three months ago, as the time period in which she has noticed an
increase in symptoms. Her impact exercise and acupuncture.
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Myasthenia gravis
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c. Polymyositis
d. Tendonitis - Correct Answer - a. Fibromyalgia
What is necessary for bone remodeling?
a. Estrogen
b. Parathyroid hormone
c. Osteocytes
d. Osteoblasts - Correct Answer - d. Osteoblasts
What are B-cells?
a. A type of cell that makes hormones and enzymes
b. Cells that eat pathogens and destroy them
c. Cells that release histamine during the inflammatory response
d. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies - Correct Answer - d.
A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies
This multidrug-resistant organism can be difficult to treat and can
progress into blood, bone, lung, or
skin infections that may be life-threatening.
Which type of infectious disease is described?
a. Plague
b. AIDS
c. MRSA
d. Sepsis - Correct Answer - c. MRSA
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