WGU Pathophysiology Questions with Answers (100%
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Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? —Answer: Epithelial and connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? —Answer: Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? —Answer: They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in
connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma —Answer: Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy —Answer: 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 —Answer: 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
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, Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn —Answer: Laceration - Rough jagged wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated —Answer: Shingles are painful vesicular lesions
caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to
decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin —Answer:
superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions —Answer: Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? —Answer: Pemphigus, scleroderma
and lupus erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases involving the skin.
Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? —Answer: Semicircular canals in the ear
How can otitis media be prevented? —Answer: By placing a myingotomy tube in the ear
What results in progressive hearing loss? —Answer: Presbycusis
What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? —Answer: Speaking in clear, low-pitched tones
What are treatment of joint disorders —Answer: FALK (fixation of screws, arthrocentesis,
laproscopic repairs, kyoplasty)
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Correct Answers)
Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? —Answer: Epithelial and connective tissues
What are the following benign tumors? —Answer: Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
What are sarcomas? —Answer: They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in
connective tissue
What are the early signs of lymphoma —Answer: Fevers and night sweats
What is radiation therapy —Answer: 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 —Answer: 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
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, Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn —Answer: Laceration - Rough jagged wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
What are shingles and how are they treated —Answer: Shingles are painful vesicular lesions
caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to
decrease pain.
What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin —Answer:
superficial.
What are two signs of allergic skin reactions —Answer: Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? —Answer: Pemphigus, scleroderma
and lupus erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases involving the skin.
Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? —Answer: Semicircular canals in the ear
How can otitis media be prevented? —Answer: By placing a myingotomy tube in the ear
What results in progressive hearing loss? —Answer: Presbycusis
What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? —Answer: Speaking in clear, low-pitched tones
What are treatment of joint disorders —Answer: FALK (fixation of screws, arthrocentesis,
laproscopic repairs, kyoplasty)
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