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WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY D236 EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH A GUARANTEED
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What enables the body to maintain homeostasis despite increased activity?

a sports drink, Angiotensin II, and the kidneys reabsorb water & sodium




How does a sports drink enable the body to maintain homeostasis?

replaces water & Na lose while sweating




How does Angiotensin II enable the body to maintain homeostasis?

constricts blood vessels & increases BP




How do the kidneys' enable the body to maintain homeostasis?

reabsorb water & Na in response to ADH & aldosterone




Pulmonary edema can lead to respiratory acidosis becasue

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the lungs have accumulated fluid




What increases with respiratory acidosis?

CO2 and potassium




What decreases with respiratory acidosis?

sodium




Type I Diabetes

insulin-producing cells are destroyed & they do not produce insulin




Type II Diabetes

cells are less responsive to insulin




Example of a patient experiencing metabolic alkalosis

viral illness, severe vomiting, increased CO2 and pH level of 7.53

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What is increased in a dehydrated patient?

ADH




What is activated in a dehydrated patient?

RAAS




ADH is released from what gland?

posterior pituitary gland




What does an activated RAAS do?

increases blood volume and BP to promote reabsorption of water & Na by
vasoconstriction




In DKA what happens to the anion gap?

because HCO3- is consumed, the gap increases