WGU Pathophysiology D236 LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

WGU Pathophysiology D236 LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GRADED A+
Describemhowmyourmbodymrespondsmtomanminfection.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTmcellsmproducemcytokines,mwhichmstimulatemBmcells.mBmcellsmproducemantibo


dies.



IdentifymrolemofmDNAmchangesminmcongenitalmabnormalities.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMutationsminmgenesmormchromosomalmabnormalities




Howmdoesmdevelopmentmdisruptsmcongenitalmabnormalities?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAlterationsmofmDNA




Describesmfactorsmthatmdisruptmhomeostasismandmhowmdisruptionsmaffectmwellbeing.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(ex)mFluidmandmelectrolytemshiftsmcanmcausemn/vmormdysrhythmias.




ExplainmRAASm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRenin-angiotensin-aldosteronemsystem

1.mReducembloodmflowmcausesmkidneysmtomreleasemrenin

>mproducemangiotensinmIm>mconvertsmangiotensinmImtomangiotensinmIIm>mvasoconstrictionm>mreleas
emaldosteronem>mkidneysmconservemsodiummandmwaterm>mResultmlessmwatermlostminmurinemandmblo
odmpressuremmaintained.



DKAm-mCORRECTmANSWERmincreasedmanionmgap,mdecreasedmHCO3



Howmdomkidneysmcompensatemformalkalosism-mCORRECTmANSWERmretainmHmandmexcretemHCO3

,Untreatedmacidosismleadsmtomanmincreaseminmwhichmelectrolyte?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPotassium



WestmNilemVirusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTransmittedmthroughmthembitemofmanminfectedmmosquito.mSeveremsignsmandm


symptoms;mhighmfever,mheadachemandmstiffmneck



Lymemdiseasem-mCORRECTmANSWERmTick-
bornemdiseasemcausedmbymthemspirochetemBorreliamburgdorferi.



Erythemaminfectiosumm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmamfebrilemuppermrespiratorymillnessminmamchildmfollowedmbymthemsuddenmappe


arancemofmred,mflushedmcheeks,m"fifthmdisease"



Obesitymadmdiabetesmaremriskmfactorsmformhavingmamchildmwithm_____.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSpinambifida




Trousseau'smsignm-mCORRECTmANSWERmarm/carpalmspasmmassociatedmwithmhypocalcemia



Causemandmsignmofmspinambifidam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmresultsmfrommfailuremofmneuralmtubemtomclose.msignm-


mfluidmfilledmsacmonmlowermback.




hemophiliamismmoremcommonminm-mCORRECTmANSWERmmales



Prenatalmexposuremtomalcoholmincludesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmND-
PAE,mdecreasedmbrainmfunction,mFAS



Connectivemvsmmusclemtissuemdisordersm-mCORRECTmANSWERmConnective-
mRA,mScleroderma,mLupus

, Musclem-mMS,mMuscularmdystrophy,mMyastheniamGravia



DescribemLupusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInflammatorymdisordermcharacterizedmbymjointmpainmandmbutterflymrash




DescribemMyastheniamGravism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmismanmautoimmunemdisordermwheremantibodiesmattackmownmAchmreceptor


s.mThismcausesmweaknessmofmskeletalmmusclesmovermthemcoursemofmthemday,malongmwithmptosis,mdo
ublemvision,mandmdifficultymswallowing.



dermatitism-mCORRECTmANSWERminflammationmofmthemskin



eczemam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmnoninfectious,minflammatorymskinmdiseasemcharacterizedmbymredness,mbliste


rs,mscabs,mandmitching



decubitusmulcerm-mCORRECTmANSWERmsoremcausedmbymlyingmdownmformlongmperiodsmofmtime



Fungalminfectionsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsuperficial,mlocalizedmskinmconditionsmormdeepmtissueminfectionsmcausedmbym


exposuremtomspores



maymormmaymnotmbemtransmitted



benignmneoplasmm-mCORRECTmANSWERmnoncancerousmgrowths,mstationary,mdistinctmborders



malignantmneoplasmm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmuncontrolledmnewmtissuemgrowth,mirregularmborders,mspreads