(LATEST) WGU D446 ADULT HEALTH 3 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ALL ANSWERS CORRECT
The ANSWER umbrella name for emphysema and chronic bronchitis is COPD.
Chronic bronchitis: ANSWER inflammation of the bronchial passages, resulting
in an overabundance of mucus production (BLUE BLOATER)
Emphysema: ANSWER The lungs' damaged and enlarged air sacs result in
hyperinflation and dyspnea (PINK PUFFER).
ANSWER cough, exertional dyspnea, wheeze and crackles, sputum, weight
loss, barrel chest, employing accessory muscles for breathing, prolonged
expiration, orthopnea, cyanosis, delayed capillary refill, finger clubbing, cardiac
dysrhythmias, congestion and hyperinflation observed on x-ray, and pulmonary
function tests are some of the signs and symptoms of COPD.
ANSWER can aid in clearing mucus from the lungs when you have a HUFF
cough.
Interventions for COPD: ANSWER: tripod position, diaphragmatic breathing,
pursed-lip breathing, small, frequent meals, and high-calorie, high-protein diets
ANSWER chronic kidney disease (CKD)
CKD (interventions): ANSWER for hypocalcemia: calcitrol; for hypercalcemia:
non-calcium-based phosphate binders
Calcium acetate with sodium polystyrene sulfonate glutamate
When blood levels reach 200 mg/dL, uremic frost—ANSWER crystalline urea
on the skin—occurs.
CKD (risk factors): ANSWER Age > 60 years, family history, and ethnic
minority
AND ALL ANSWERS CORRECT
The ANSWER umbrella name for emphysema and chronic bronchitis is COPD.
Chronic bronchitis: ANSWER inflammation of the bronchial passages, resulting
in an overabundance of mucus production (BLUE BLOATER)
Emphysema: ANSWER The lungs' damaged and enlarged air sacs result in
hyperinflation and dyspnea (PINK PUFFER).
ANSWER cough, exertional dyspnea, wheeze and crackles, sputum, weight
loss, barrel chest, employing accessory muscles for breathing, prolonged
expiration, orthopnea, cyanosis, delayed capillary refill, finger clubbing, cardiac
dysrhythmias, congestion and hyperinflation observed on x-ray, and pulmonary
function tests are some of the signs and symptoms of COPD.
ANSWER can aid in clearing mucus from the lungs when you have a HUFF
cough.
Interventions for COPD: ANSWER: tripod position, diaphragmatic breathing,
pursed-lip breathing, small, frequent meals, and high-calorie, high-protein diets
ANSWER chronic kidney disease (CKD)
CKD (interventions): ANSWER for hypocalcemia: calcitrol; for hypercalcemia:
non-calcium-based phosphate binders
Calcium acetate with sodium polystyrene sulfonate glutamate
When blood levels reach 200 mg/dL, uremic frost—ANSWER crystalline urea
on the skin—occurs.
CKD (risk factors): ANSWER Age > 60 years, family history, and ethnic
minority
