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WGU PATHOLOGY PRE-ASSESSMENT
EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
Stress urinary incontience - correct answer_ A patient presents with
pelvic pain, constipation, and menorrhagia. The patient is diagnosed
with uterine leiomyomas.
Which additional symptom is indicative of this patient's condition?
Cryoablation - correct answer_ An operative report indicates the
current treatment for a patient with prostate cancer involves freezing
the cancer cells to destroy them.
Which type of treatment is this patient receiving?
Prostatic - correct answer_ Which type of cancer may be treated with
what is commonly referred to as "chemical castration"?
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - correct answer_ A patient's medical
record indicates an infection of the uterus and ovaries, lower
abdominal pain, odorous discharge, and cervical dysplasia.
Which diagnosis does this describe?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - correct answer_ A female patient's
chart indicates the following signs and symptoms: fever, foul-smelling
vaginal discharge, metrorrhea, and sudden pelvic pain. A pap smear
shows cervical dysplasia.
Which diagnosis is indicated by this patient's chart?
Warm to touch - correct answer_ A patient's records indicate a
diagnosis of a staph skin infection which caused a boil to develop on
the patient's buttock region. Symptoms included red, swollen skin with
pus. Which additional symptom can appear in the affected area?
Malaria - correct answer_ A patient presents with anemia, jaundice,
fever, and malaise due to the destruction of red blood cells. Which
infectious disease does this describe?
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Sore throat & Nasal congestion - correct answer_ A patient's record
shows a diagnosis of H1N1 flu. Which two symptoms may be present in
this chart entry?
Skin blisters - correct answer_ A patient presents at a clinic with a burn
on the left arm. The burn is classified as second degree, and the skin
appears red and swollen. The patient reports it is very painful. What is
an additional symptom of a patient with a second-degree burn?
Respiratory distress - correct answer_ A patient is taken to the
emergency department after a near drowning. What is a sign or
symptom that the patient may experience within minutes or even
days?
Adenoma & Osteoma - correct answer_ What are two types of benign
tumors?
Paget disease - correct answer_ A patient presented with swelling of
the femur. MRI results indicated enlargement and thickening of the
WGU PATHOLOGY PRE-ASSESSMENT
EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
Stress urinary incontience - correct answer_ A patient presents with
pelvic pain, constipation, and menorrhagia. The patient is diagnosed
with uterine leiomyomas.
Which additional symptom is indicative of this patient's condition?
Cryoablation - correct answer_ An operative report indicates the
current treatment for a patient with prostate cancer involves freezing
the cancer cells to destroy them.
Which type of treatment is this patient receiving?
Prostatic - correct answer_ Which type of cancer may be treated with
what is commonly referred to as "chemical castration"?
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - correct answer_ A patient's medical
record indicates an infection of the uterus and ovaries, lower
abdominal pain, odorous discharge, and cervical dysplasia.
Which diagnosis does this describe?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - correct answer_ A female patient's
chart indicates the following signs and symptoms: fever, foul-smelling
vaginal discharge, metrorrhea, and sudden pelvic pain. A pap smear
shows cervical dysplasia.
Which diagnosis is indicated by this patient's chart?
Warm to touch - correct answer_ A patient's records indicate a
diagnosis of a staph skin infection which caused a boil to develop on
the patient's buttock region. Symptoms included red, swollen skin with
pus. Which additional symptom can appear in the affected area?
Malaria - correct answer_ A patient presents with anemia, jaundice,
fever, and malaise due to the destruction of red blood cells. Which
infectious disease does this describe?
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Sore throat & Nasal congestion - correct answer_ A patient's record
shows a diagnosis of H1N1 flu. Which two symptoms may be present in
this chart entry?
Skin blisters - correct answer_ A patient presents at a clinic with a burn
on the left arm. The burn is classified as second degree, and the skin
appears red and swollen. The patient reports it is very painful. What is
an additional symptom of a patient with a second-degree burn?
Respiratory distress - correct answer_ A patient is taken to the
emergency department after a near drowning. What is a sign or
symptom that the patient may experience within minutes or even
days?
Adenoma & Osteoma - correct answer_ What are two types of benign
tumors?
Paget disease - correct answer_ A patient presented with swelling of
the femur. MRI results indicated enlargement and thickening of the
