Wgu Pathophysiology D236

WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY D236


Describehbhowhbyourhbbodyhbrespondshbtohbanhbinfection.hb-hbanswers--
Thbcellshbproducehbcytokines,hbwhichhbstimulatehbBhbcells.hbBhbcellshbproducehbantibodies.



IdentifyhbrolehbofhbDNAhbchangeshbinhbcongenitalhbabnormalities.hb-hbanswers--
Mutationshbinhbgeneshborhbchromosomalhbabnormalities



Howhbdoeshbdevelopmenthbdisruptshbcongenitalhbabnormalities?hb-hbanswers--AlterationshbofhbDNA



Describeshbfactorshbthathbdisrupthbhomeostasishbandhbhowhbdisruptionshbaffecthbwellbeing.hb-
hbanswers--(ex)hbFluidhbandhbelectrolytehbshiftshbcanhbcausehbn/vhborhbdysrhythmias.




ExplainhbRAAShb-hbanswers--Renin-angiotensin-aldosteronehbsystem

1.hbReducehbbloodhbflowhbcauseshbkidneyshbtohbreleasehbrenin

>hbproducehbangiotensinhbIhb>hbconvertshbangiotensinhbIhbtohbangiotensinhbIIhb>hbvasoconstrictionhb>hbr
eleasehbaldosteronehb>hbkidneyshbconservehbsodiumhbandhbwaterhb>hbResulthblesshbwaterhblosthbinhburi
nehbandhbbloodhbpressurehbmaintained.



DKAhb-hbanswers--increasedhbanionhbgap,hbdecreasedhbHCO3



Howhbdohbkidneyshbcompensatehbforhbalkalosishb-hbanswers--retainhbHhbandhbexcretehbHCO3



Untreatedhbacidosishbleadshbtohbanhbincreasehbinhbwhichhbelectrolyte?hb-hbanswers--Potassium



WesthbNilehbVirushb-hbanswers--
Transmittedhbthroughhbthehbbitehbofhbanhbinfectedhbmosquito.hbSeverehbsignshbandhbsymptoms;hbhighh
bfever,hbheadachehbandhbstiffhbneck

,Lymehbdiseasehb-hbanswers--Tick-bornehbdiseasehbcausedhbbyhbthehbspirochetehbBorreliahbburgdorferi.



Erythemahbinfectiosumhb-hbanswers--
ahbfebrilehbupperhbrespiratoryhbillnesshbinhbahbchildhbfollowedhbbyhbthehbsuddenhbappearancehbofhbred,
hbflushedhbcheeks,hb"fifthhbdisease"




Obesityhbadhbdiabeteshbarehbriskhbfactorshbforhbhavinghbahbchildhbwithhb_____.hb-hbanswers--
Spinahbbifida



Trousseau'shbsignhb-hbanswers--arm/carpalhbspasmhbassociatedhbwithhbhypocalcemia



Causehbandhbsignhbofhbspinahbbifidahb-hbanswers--
resultshbfromhbfailurehbofhbneuralhbtubehbtohbclose.hbsignhb-hbfluidhbfilledhbsachbonhblowerhbback.



hemophiliahbishbmorehbcommonhbinhb-hbanswers--males



Prenatalhbexposurehbtohbalcoholhbincludeshb-hbanswers--ND-PAE,hbdecreasedhbbrainhbfunction,hbFAS



Connectivehbvshbmusclehbtissuehbdisordershb-hbanswers--Connective-hbRA,hbScleroderma,hbLupus

Musclehb-hbMS,hbMuscularhbdystrophy,hbMyastheniahbGravia



DescribehbLupushb-hbanswers--
Inflammatoryhbdisorderhbcharacterizedhbbyhbjointhbpainhbandhbbutterflyhbrash



DescribehbMyastheniahbGravishb-hbanswers--
IthbishbanhbautoimmunehbdisorderhbwherehbantibodieshbattackhbownhbAchhbreceptors.hbThishbcauseshbw
eaknesshbofhbskeletalhbmuscleshboverhbthehbcoursehbofhbthehbday,hbalonghbwithhbptosis,hbdoublehbvisio
n,hbandhbdifficultyhbswallowing.



dermatitishb-hbanswers--inflammationhbofhbthehbskin

, eczemahb-hbanswers--
noninfectious,hbinflammatoryhbskinhbdiseasehbcharacterizedhbbyhbredness,hbblisters,hbscabs,hbandhbitchi
ng



decubitushbulcerhb-hbanswers--sorehbcausedhbbyhblyinghbdownhbforhblonghbperiodshbofhbtime



Fungalhbinfectionshb-hbanswers--
superficial,hblocalizedhbskinhbconditionshborhbdeephbtissuehbinfectionshbcausedhbbyhbexposurehbtohbspor
es



mayhborhbmayhbnothbbehbtransmitted



benignhbneoplasmhb-hbanswers--noncanceroushbgrowths,hbstationary,hbdistincthbborders



malignanthbneoplasmhb-hbanswers--uncontrolledhbnewhbtissuehbgrowth,hbirregularhbborders,hbspreads



Osteoporosishb-hbanswers--
Thehblosshbofhbbonehbmasshboftenhbduehbtohbage,hbcausinghbthehbboneshbtohbbecomehbporous,hbbrittle,
hbandhbeasilyhbfractured.




osteomalaciahb-hbanswers--
diseasehbmarkedhbbyhbsofteninghbofhbthehbbonehbcausedhbbyhbcalciumhbandhbvitaminhbDhbdeficiency



myoglobinhb-hbanswers--redhbpigmenthbthathbstoreshboxygenhbinhbmusclehbcells



Bursahb-hbanswers--fluid-
filledhbsachbthathballowshbforhbeasyhbmovementhbofhbonehbparthbofhbahbjointhboverhbanother



Ricketshb-hbanswers--ahbvitaminhbDhbdeficiencyhbinhbchildren,hbresultinghbinhbsofthbbones