WGU D236 Objective Assessment Pathophysiology Exam
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS 2026!!!!
What are consequences when the integumentary system is
disrupted? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Impaired immunity
What are the types of burns? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Superficial (1st degree) - red/painful, Partial-
thickness (2nd degree) - wet/pink/painful, Full-thickness (3rd
degree) - white/swollen/no pain
What is vitiligo? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Localized loss of skin pigmentation
characterized by milk-white patches
What is ischemic CVA vs hemorrhagic CVA? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Ischemic - clot vs hemorrhagic - blood
What is a subdural hematoma? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Collection of blood under the dura mater
What is Alzheimer's disease vs Parkinson's disease? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Alzheimer's - affects language and
memory,
Parkinson's - affects all executive functioning
What is Huntington's disease? - ANSWERS💫✔️-What is Huntington's disease?
What is sclerosis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Abnormal condition of hardening
What disorders cause vision loss? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Glaucoma - loss of peripheral vision, cataracts -
cloudy vision, retinal detachment - floaters, flashes, curtain
vision
, What is kyphosis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Excessive outward curvature of the spine,
causing hunching of the back.
What disorders cause hearing loss? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Meniere's disease - changes in fluid in tube of
inner ear (imbalance and vertigo), Otitis media - middle ear infection
What are predisposing factors of ischemic stroke? - ANSWERS💫✔️-A-fib, carotid stenosis, cerebral
arteriosclerosis
What is rheumatoid arthritis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-A chronic systemic disease characterized by
inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain, and swelling that
results in crippling deformities. Causes elevated WBC counts.
What is cerebral contusion? - ANSWERS💫✔️-The bruising of brain tissue as the result of a
head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the rigid
bone of the skull; symptoms: ringing in ears, severe headache,
nausea/vomiting.
What is TIA vs CVA? - ANSWERS💫✔️-TIA - result when a cerebral artery is
temporarily blocked and decreases blood flow to brain, Stroke -
artery completely blocked leading to death of brain and
permanent loss of certain functions
What is multiple sclerosis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-A chronic, irreversible disease of the central
nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath. Plaques occur in the brain and spinal cord
causing tremor, weakness, incoordination, paresthesia, and disturbances in
vision and speech
What is an aneurysm? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS 2026!!!!
What are consequences when the integumentary system is
disrupted? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Impaired immunity
What are the types of burns? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Superficial (1st degree) - red/painful, Partial-
thickness (2nd degree) - wet/pink/painful, Full-thickness (3rd
degree) - white/swollen/no pain
What is vitiligo? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Localized loss of skin pigmentation
characterized by milk-white patches
What is ischemic CVA vs hemorrhagic CVA? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Ischemic - clot vs hemorrhagic - blood
What is a subdural hematoma? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Collection of blood under the dura mater
What is Alzheimer's disease vs Parkinson's disease? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Alzheimer's - affects language and
memory,
Parkinson's - affects all executive functioning
What is Huntington's disease? - ANSWERS💫✔️-What is Huntington's disease?
What is sclerosis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Abnormal condition of hardening
What disorders cause vision loss? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Glaucoma - loss of peripheral vision, cataracts -
cloudy vision, retinal detachment - floaters, flashes, curtain
vision
, What is kyphosis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Excessive outward curvature of the spine,
causing hunching of the back.
What disorders cause hearing loss? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Meniere's disease - changes in fluid in tube of
inner ear (imbalance and vertigo), Otitis media - middle ear infection
What are predisposing factors of ischemic stroke? - ANSWERS💫✔️-A-fib, carotid stenosis, cerebral
arteriosclerosis
What is rheumatoid arthritis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-A chronic systemic disease characterized by
inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain, and swelling that
results in crippling deformities. Causes elevated WBC counts.
What is cerebral contusion? - ANSWERS💫✔️-The bruising of brain tissue as the result of a
head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the rigid
bone of the skull; symptoms: ringing in ears, severe headache,
nausea/vomiting.
What is TIA vs CVA? - ANSWERS💫✔️-TIA - result when a cerebral artery is
temporarily blocked and decreases blood flow to brain, Stroke -
artery completely blocked leading to death of brain and
permanent loss of certain functions
What is multiple sclerosis? - ANSWERS💫✔️-A chronic, irreversible disease of the central
nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath. Plaques occur in the brain and spinal cord
causing tremor, weakness, incoordination, paresthesia, and disturbances in
vision and speech
What is an aneurysm? - ANSWERS💫✔️-Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial
