WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Which is the stage when spread of lymphoma has reached
extralymphatic organs and tissues?
Answer: Stage IV
◉ Appropriate early treatment for infants with jaundice-related
encephalopathy may include which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
Drug therapy that displaces bilirubin from albumin
Phenobarbital to increase the levels of UDPGT
Phototherapy (bili-lights)
Exchange transfusions
Antibiotic therapy
Answer: Phenobarbital to increase the levels of UDPGT
,Phototherapy (bili-lights)
Exchange transfusions
◉ Which best defines systolic blood pressure?
Answer: Occurs during ventricular contraction
◉ A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphyseal
region of the femur that is referred to as
Answer: An osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is an extremely malignant bone-forming tumor. It
occurs in young adults from age 10 to 30 or in adults 60 to 70 years
of age. It occurs in the metaphyseal region of long bones. Osteoid
osteoma is painful but benign; these tumors occur in individuals 10
to 20 years of age. Radiographs show the lesion enclosed in a
sclerotic shell. Giant cell tumors are benign but aggressive. They
commonly occur between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Chondroma is
a cartilage-forming tumor located within the bone and can be
located within the medullary cavity of the bone.
◉ Low serum levels of which hormone is helpful in differentiating
between primary or secondary causes of hypothyroidism
Answer: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
, ◉ A severely hypertensive patient presents with the classic triad of
headache, tachycardia, and diaphoresis, and laboratory tests show
excessive circulating catecholamine levels. Which rare, but treatable,
disorder is suspected?
Answer: Pheochromocytoma
A pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor that is
usually located in the adrenal medulla and presents a classic triad of
symptoms (headache, tachycardia, and diaphoresis) that result from
effects of the massive circulating catecholamine levels on the
sympathetic nervous system. Adrenal cortical hypertension and
hypertrophy or hypotrophy of the adrenal gland do not present with
these symptoms.
◉ Signs and symptoms of aplastic anemia include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
Fever
Pallor
Dyspnea
Petechiae
EXAM PAPER 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Which is the stage when spread of lymphoma has reached
extralymphatic organs and tissues?
Answer: Stage IV
◉ Appropriate early treatment for infants with jaundice-related
encephalopathy may include which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
Drug therapy that displaces bilirubin from albumin
Phenobarbital to increase the levels of UDPGT
Phototherapy (bili-lights)
Exchange transfusions
Antibiotic therapy
Answer: Phenobarbital to increase the levels of UDPGT
,Phototherapy (bili-lights)
Exchange transfusions
◉ Which best defines systolic blood pressure?
Answer: Occurs during ventricular contraction
◉ A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphyseal
region of the femur that is referred to as
Answer: An osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is an extremely malignant bone-forming tumor. It
occurs in young adults from age 10 to 30 or in adults 60 to 70 years
of age. It occurs in the metaphyseal region of long bones. Osteoid
osteoma is painful but benign; these tumors occur in individuals 10
to 20 years of age. Radiographs show the lesion enclosed in a
sclerotic shell. Giant cell tumors are benign but aggressive. They
commonly occur between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Chondroma is
a cartilage-forming tumor located within the bone and can be
located within the medullary cavity of the bone.
◉ Low serum levels of which hormone is helpful in differentiating
between primary or secondary causes of hypothyroidism
Answer: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
, ◉ A severely hypertensive patient presents with the classic triad of
headache, tachycardia, and diaphoresis, and laboratory tests show
excessive circulating catecholamine levels. Which rare, but treatable,
disorder is suspected?
Answer: Pheochromocytoma
A pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumor that is
usually located in the adrenal medulla and presents a classic triad of
symptoms (headache, tachycardia, and diaphoresis) that result from
effects of the massive circulating catecholamine levels on the
sympathetic nervous system. Adrenal cortical hypertension and
hypertrophy or hypotrophy of the adrenal gland do not present with
these symptoms.
◉ Signs and symptoms of aplastic anemia include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
Fever
Pallor
Dyspnea
Petechiae
