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WGU D115 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A healthcare professional is assessing a patient who could have
either pyelonephritis or cystitis.
Which differentiating sign would assist the professional in making
this diagnosis? - ANSWER-Urinalysis confirmation of white blood
cell casts
When the kidney is inflamed, it causes damage that results in the
production of white blood cell (WBC) casts.
Which type of tissue constantly releases creatinine, which is then
primarily excreted by glomerular filtration? - ANSWER-Muscle
metabolites excrete creatinine. Therefore, muscle mass can affect
creatinine levels and excretion.
What are three true statements concerning struvite stones?
They are more common in men than in women.
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They are more common in women than in men.
They grow large and branch into a staghorn configuration in the
renal pelvis and calyces.
They are associated with chronic laxative use in women.
They are closely associated with urinary tract infections caused
by urease-producing bacteria. - ANSWER-Struvites are more
common in women than in men because the shorter urethra in
women makes women more prone to UTIs, which can lead to a
buildup of ammonia in the urine, leading to struvite stones.
Additionally, struvites grow large and branch into a staghorn
configuration in the renal pelvis and calyces because they
resemble a deer's horn. Furthermore, struvites are closely
associated with urinary tract infections caused by urease-
producing bacteria.
A female patient has been diagnosed with an uncomplicated
urinary tract infection (UTI).
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Which self-care measure that is specific to this type of infection
should the healthcare provider teach the patient? - ANSWER-
Wiping front to back helps prevent the spread of e. coli into the
urinary meatus. E. coli is normally colonized in the bowel and is
the most common pathogen in UTIs.
Which disease does an individual with hematuria, mild proteinuria,
abdominal pain, and skin lesions represent? - ANSWER-Henoch-
Schönlein purpura includes microscopic hematuria, mild or no
proteinuria, abdominal pain, and skin lesions.
Select three statements regarding the function of stomach acid.
Acts as a bactericide
Converts pepsinogen into pepsin
Chemically synthesizes intrinsic factor
Breaks down carbohydrates into saccharides
Dissolves food fiber - ANSWER-With its low pH of 1.5-3, stomach
acid dissolves food fibers, is bactericidal, and cleaves pepsinogen
into pepsin.
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Which statement is true regarding ulcerative colitis?
Ulcerative colitis extends throughout the entire gastrointestinal
tract.
Ulcerative colitis causes severe constipation.
Ulcerative colitis generally appears in childhood.
Ulcerative colitis causes lesions that are limited to the mucosa. -
ANSWER-Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease that affects
the mucosal lining of the large intestines and rectum. Crohn
disease can occur anywhere in the GI tract, mouth to rectum.
Which statement is true regarding Crohn disease?
It affects only the oral cavity.
It affects only the rectum.
Lesions are limited to the mucosa layer.
Skip lesions are common. - ANSWER-In Crohn disease, skip
lesions are common.
WGU D115 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A healthcare professional is assessing a patient who could have
either pyelonephritis or cystitis.
Which differentiating sign would assist the professional in making
this diagnosis? - ANSWER-Urinalysis confirmation of white blood
cell casts
When the kidney is inflamed, it causes damage that results in the
production of white blood cell (WBC) casts.
Which type of tissue constantly releases creatinine, which is then
primarily excreted by glomerular filtration? - ANSWER-Muscle
metabolites excrete creatinine. Therefore, muscle mass can affect
creatinine levels and excretion.
What are three true statements concerning struvite stones?
They are more common in men than in women.
,2|Page
They are more common in women than in men.
They grow large and branch into a staghorn configuration in the
renal pelvis and calyces.
They are associated with chronic laxative use in women.
They are closely associated with urinary tract infections caused
by urease-producing bacteria. - ANSWER-Struvites are more
common in women than in men because the shorter urethra in
women makes women more prone to UTIs, which can lead to a
buildup of ammonia in the urine, leading to struvite stones.
Additionally, struvites grow large and branch into a staghorn
configuration in the renal pelvis and calyces because they
resemble a deer's horn. Furthermore, struvites are closely
associated with urinary tract infections caused by urease-
producing bacteria.
A female patient has been diagnosed with an uncomplicated
urinary tract infection (UTI).
,3|Page
Which self-care measure that is specific to this type of infection
should the healthcare provider teach the patient? - ANSWER-
Wiping front to back helps prevent the spread of e. coli into the
urinary meatus. E. coli is normally colonized in the bowel and is
the most common pathogen in UTIs.
Which disease does an individual with hematuria, mild proteinuria,
abdominal pain, and skin lesions represent? - ANSWER-Henoch-
Schönlein purpura includes microscopic hematuria, mild or no
proteinuria, abdominal pain, and skin lesions.
Select three statements regarding the function of stomach acid.
Acts as a bactericide
Converts pepsinogen into pepsin
Chemically synthesizes intrinsic factor
Breaks down carbohydrates into saccharides
Dissolves food fiber - ANSWER-With its low pH of 1.5-3, stomach
acid dissolves food fibers, is bactericidal, and cleaves pepsinogen
into pepsin.
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Which statement is true regarding ulcerative colitis?
Ulcerative colitis extends throughout the entire gastrointestinal
tract.
Ulcerative colitis causes severe constipation.
Ulcerative colitis generally appears in childhood.
Ulcerative colitis causes lesions that are limited to the mucosa. -
ANSWER-Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease that affects
the mucosal lining of the large intestines and rectum. Crohn
disease can occur anywhere in the GI tract, mouth to rectum.
Which statement is true regarding Crohn disease?
It affects only the oral cavity.
It affects only the rectum.
Lesions are limited to the mucosa layer.
Skip lesions are common. - ANSWER-In Crohn disease, skip
lesions are common.
