WGU D236 Pathophysiology Objective Assessment – Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice Questions

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1. What are two pulmonary causes leading to c. Cystic fibrosis and hypoventilation
respiratory acidosis?
a. Asthma and shortness of breath
b. Hyperventilation and fever
c. Cystic fibrosis and hypoventilation
d. Anemia and pain

2. Which issue would a child with Neurobehav- b. Trouble planning
ioral Disorder
Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Experts
(HD-PAE) exhibit?
a. Nearsightedness
b. Trouble planning
c. Frequent nausea
d. Helpfulness

3. Which sign is associated with amyotrophic lat- c. Head drop
eral sclerosis
(ALS)?
a. Impaired mental flexibility
b. Blurred vision
c. Head drop
d. Slowed thought processing

4. Which classification of drugs can trigger he- c. Cephalosporins
molytic anemia?
a. Nitrates
b. Diuretics
c. Cephalosporins
d. CNS stimulants




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5. A patient records documents headaches with d. Thrombophlebitis
memory defects.
The patient's color and temperature are un-
usual, and the patient
reports pain at night. Which condition is de-
scribed?
a. Angina pectoris
b. Atherosclerosis
c. Myocardial infarction
d. Thrombophlebitis

6. Which condition is caused by Adenovirus? d. Upper respiratory infection
a. Mononucleosis
b. Erythema infection
c. Gastroenteritis
d. Upper respiratory infection

7. Classify each condition as either an upper Laryngitis - Upper, Rhinitis - Upper,
tract infection or a Pharyngitis - Upper, Pneumonia - Low-
lower tract infection. Answer options may be er, COPD - Lower,
used more than Asthma - Lower
once or not at all. Select your answers from
the pull-down list
Laryngitis - Upper
Rhinitis - Upper
Pneumonia - Lower
COPD - Lower
Pharyngitis - Upper
Asthma - Lower

8.



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Which two infections affect the lower respira- b. Respiratory mycoses
tory tract? Choose d. Pulmonary tuberculosis
2 answers
a. Infectious mononucleosis
b. Respiratory mycoses
c. Acute laryngitis
d. Pulmonary tuberculosis

9. Which symptom is associated with Systemic a. Arthralgias
lupus
erythematosus (SLE)?
a. Arthralgias
b. Dark urine
c. Koilonychia
d. Tachycardia

10. What is a symptom of malaria? b. Myalgia
a. Warm over a vein
b. Myalgia
c. Tachycardia
d. Muscle spasms

11. What is a risk factor for malignant hyperten- b. Kidney failure
sion?
a. Cirrhosis of the liver
b. Kidney failure
c. Diabetes
d. Anemia

12. A patient record indicates a type of hyperten- b. Malignant
sion that is typically
above 180/120 and can cause serious damage


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to organ tissue. It
was treated as a medical emergency. Which
type of
hypertension did this patient have?
a. Pulmonary
b. Malignant
c. Essential
d. Renal

13. A patient presents with fatigue, fever, and d. Endocarditis
night sweats. An
echocardiogram showed vegetations. Which
disease is
described?
a. Stenosis
b. Pericarditis
c. Myocarditis
d. Endocarditis

14. Which type of anemia is characterized by insuf- a. Aplastic anemia
ficient or totally
absent RBC production and results in a patient
having an
inability to fight infection and having a ten-
dency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia

15. d. Myocardial infarction