WGU D115 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST LATEST
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) NEWEST UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+
B12 anemia
Answer- cobalamin deficiency, is a condition that
develops when your body can't make enough healthy red
blood cells because it doesn't have enough vitamin B12.
Your body needs vitamin B12 to make healthy red blood
cells, white blood cells, and platelets. (pernicious anemia)
Pernicious Anemia
Answer- a type of vitamin B12 anemia. An autoimmune
condition in which the body's immune system attacks the
actual intrinsic factor (IF) protein or the cells in the lining
of your stomach that make it.
,Folate (folic acid) deficiency anemia
- Folate is an essential vitamin for RNA and DNA
synthesis within maturing RBC
- Absorption of folate occurs in the upper small intestine
- Is common in alcoholics and individuals with chronic
malnourishment
- Is associated with neural tube defects of the fetus
Folate deficiency occurs when your body doesn't get
enough folate. Symptoms include fatigue, weakness,
mouth sores and neurological issues.
iron deficiency anemia
answer- anemia resulting when there is not enough iron to
build hemoglobin for red blood cells. Your bone marrow
needs iron to make hemoglobin. Without adequate iron,
your body can't produce enough hemoglobin for red blood
cells. Without iron supplementation, this type of anemia
occurs in many pregnant women.
,Anemia of chronic disease
Answer- multifactorial anemia. Diagnosis generally
requires the presence of a chronic inflammatory
condition, such as infection, autoimmune disease, kidney
disease, or cancer. Microcytic anemia with ↓ serum iron,
↓ total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), and normal or ↑
ferritin.
hemolytic anemia
answer- characterized by an inadequate number of
circulating red blood cells due to the premature
destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.
Rationale: Hemolytic anemia is a blood disorder that
typically happens when your red blood cells break down
or die faster than your body can replace them with new
blood cells. People may develop hemolytic anemia by
, inheriting genetic conditions that cause anemia, certain
infections and certain medications.
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Answer- a disease characterized by pancytopenia (low
RBC, WBC, and platelets) and hypo plastic bone marrow
caused by the decrease of hematopoietic stem cells.
Megaloblastic anemia
Answer- a type of anemia characterized by very large red
blood cells. In addition to the cells being large, the inner
contents of each cell are not completely developed. This
malformation causes the bone marrow to produce fewer
cells, and sometimes the cells die earlier than the 120-day
life expectancy.
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) NEWEST UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+
B12 anemia
Answer- cobalamin deficiency, is a condition that
develops when your body can't make enough healthy red
blood cells because it doesn't have enough vitamin B12.
Your body needs vitamin B12 to make healthy red blood
cells, white blood cells, and platelets. (pernicious anemia)
Pernicious Anemia
Answer- a type of vitamin B12 anemia. An autoimmune
condition in which the body's immune system attacks the
actual intrinsic factor (IF) protein or the cells in the lining
of your stomach that make it.
,Folate (folic acid) deficiency anemia
- Folate is an essential vitamin for RNA and DNA
synthesis within maturing RBC
- Absorption of folate occurs in the upper small intestine
- Is common in alcoholics and individuals with chronic
malnourishment
- Is associated with neural tube defects of the fetus
Folate deficiency occurs when your body doesn't get
enough folate. Symptoms include fatigue, weakness,
mouth sores and neurological issues.
iron deficiency anemia
answer- anemia resulting when there is not enough iron to
build hemoglobin for red blood cells. Your bone marrow
needs iron to make hemoglobin. Without adequate iron,
your body can't produce enough hemoglobin for red blood
cells. Without iron supplementation, this type of anemia
occurs in many pregnant women.
,Anemia of chronic disease
Answer- multifactorial anemia. Diagnosis generally
requires the presence of a chronic inflammatory
condition, such as infection, autoimmune disease, kidney
disease, or cancer. Microcytic anemia with ↓ serum iron,
↓ total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), and normal or ↑
ferritin.
hemolytic anemia
answer- characterized by an inadequate number of
circulating red blood cells due to the premature
destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.
Rationale: Hemolytic anemia is a blood disorder that
typically happens when your red blood cells break down
or die faster than your body can replace them with new
blood cells. People may develop hemolytic anemia by
, inheriting genetic conditions that cause anemia, certain
infections and certain medications.
Idiopathic aplastic anemia
Answer- a disease characterized by pancytopenia (low
RBC, WBC, and platelets) and hypo plastic bone marrow
caused by the decrease of hematopoietic stem cells.
Megaloblastic anemia
Answer- a type of anemia characterized by very large red
blood cells. In addition to the cells being large, the inner
contents of each cell are not completely developed. This
malformation causes the bone marrow to produce fewer
cells, and sometimes the cells die earlier than the 120-day
life expectancy.
