WGU D115 OA ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM | 2
VERSIONS | 2026/2027 | ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS | OA READINESS PRACTICE EXAM
• Obsessions -✓✓ Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or
images that cause distressing emotions such as anxiety or disgust.
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Characteristics -✓✓ Impaired
concentration and irritability are major characteristics of GAD.
• Schizophrenia Symptoms -✓✓ The characteristics of schizophrenia are paranoia,
delusions, tangential thoughts, suspiciousness, disorganized behavior, and
hallucinations.
• Acute Otitis Media -✓✓ The classic presentation of otitis media is otalgia,
muffled hearing, popping sensation, and a recent history of a cold or flare up of
allergic rhinitis.
• Peritonsillar Abscess -✓✓ Peritonsillar abscess is characterized by severe sore
throat, pain or difficulty swallowing, jaw muscle spasms, and a hot potato voice.
• Graves' Disease -✓✓ Graves' disease, an autoimmune condition also known as
'diffuse toxic goiter' is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in this age
group.
• Insulin Resistance Finding -✓✓ Triglycerides > 150mg/dL is associated with
increasing insulin resistance.
,• Postprandial Glucose Level Influencer -✓✓ Carbohydrate is a macronutrient with
the greatest impact on the postprandial glucose levels.
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus -✓✓ Type 1 DM is associated with beta cell destruction
leading to absolute insulin deficiency resulting in significant hyperglycemia and
potential for ketoacidosis.
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors -✓✓ Major risk factors are heredity and
obesity.
• Endometrial Cancer Risk Factor -✓✓ Oral contraceptives have been shown to
reduce the incidence of endometrial cancer.
• Mixed Precocious Puberty -✓✓ Mixed precocious puberty cases the child to
develop some secondary characteristics of the opposite sex, such as the
feminization of a boy.
• Delayed Puberty Cause -✓✓ In 95% of cases, delayed puberty is physiologic in
nature.
• Priapism Association -✓✓ Priapism has been associated with the abuse of certain
substances.
• Priapism -✓✓ Prolonged penile erection, often idiopathic.
• Cocaine -✓✓ Substance associated with priapism.
, • Ovulation -✓✓ Triggered by a sudden increase of LH.
• Follicular cyst -✓✓ Develops when no dominant follicle matures.
• Benign ovarian cyst -✓✓ Functional cyst from incomplete follicle maturation.
• Genetic counseling -✓✓ Advisory service for individuals at genetic risk.
• Maternal age -✓✓ Common reason for seeking genetic counseling.
• Amniocentesis -✓✓ Procedure to perform genetic studies on fetus.
• Turner Syndrome -✓✓ Condition with monosomy X in affected cells.
• Cri du chat syndrome -✓✓ Genetic disorder with distinctive cat-like cry.
• Adaptive immunity -✓✓ Immune response mediated by T and B cells.
• Minimally conscious state -✓✓ Patient shows limited but definite responses.
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -✓✓ Severe lung inflammation with
bilateral infiltrates.
• Capillary hydrostatic pressure -✓✓ Increased pressure causing pulmonary edema.
VERSIONS | 2026/2027 | ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS | OA READINESS PRACTICE EXAM
• Obsessions -✓✓ Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or
images that cause distressing emotions such as anxiety or disgust.
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Characteristics -✓✓ Impaired
concentration and irritability are major characteristics of GAD.
• Schizophrenia Symptoms -✓✓ The characteristics of schizophrenia are paranoia,
delusions, tangential thoughts, suspiciousness, disorganized behavior, and
hallucinations.
• Acute Otitis Media -✓✓ The classic presentation of otitis media is otalgia,
muffled hearing, popping sensation, and a recent history of a cold or flare up of
allergic rhinitis.
• Peritonsillar Abscess -✓✓ Peritonsillar abscess is characterized by severe sore
throat, pain or difficulty swallowing, jaw muscle spasms, and a hot potato voice.
• Graves' Disease -✓✓ Graves' disease, an autoimmune condition also known as
'diffuse toxic goiter' is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in this age
group.
• Insulin Resistance Finding -✓✓ Triglycerides > 150mg/dL is associated with
increasing insulin resistance.
,• Postprandial Glucose Level Influencer -✓✓ Carbohydrate is a macronutrient with
the greatest impact on the postprandial glucose levels.
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus -✓✓ Type 1 DM is associated with beta cell destruction
leading to absolute insulin deficiency resulting in significant hyperglycemia and
potential for ketoacidosis.
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors -✓✓ Major risk factors are heredity and
obesity.
• Endometrial Cancer Risk Factor -✓✓ Oral contraceptives have been shown to
reduce the incidence of endometrial cancer.
• Mixed Precocious Puberty -✓✓ Mixed precocious puberty cases the child to
develop some secondary characteristics of the opposite sex, such as the
feminization of a boy.
• Delayed Puberty Cause -✓✓ In 95% of cases, delayed puberty is physiologic in
nature.
• Priapism Association -✓✓ Priapism has been associated with the abuse of certain
substances.
• Priapism -✓✓ Prolonged penile erection, often idiopathic.
• Cocaine -✓✓ Substance associated with priapism.
, • Ovulation -✓✓ Triggered by a sudden increase of LH.
• Follicular cyst -✓✓ Develops when no dominant follicle matures.
• Benign ovarian cyst -✓✓ Functional cyst from incomplete follicle maturation.
• Genetic counseling -✓✓ Advisory service for individuals at genetic risk.
• Maternal age -✓✓ Common reason for seeking genetic counseling.
• Amniocentesis -✓✓ Procedure to perform genetic studies on fetus.
• Turner Syndrome -✓✓ Condition with monosomy X in affected cells.
• Cri du chat syndrome -✓✓ Genetic disorder with distinctive cat-like cry.
• Adaptive immunity -✓✓ Immune response mediated by T and B cells.
• Minimally conscious state -✓✓ Patient shows limited but definite responses.
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -✓✓ Severe lung inflammation with
bilateral infiltrates.
• Capillary hydrostatic pressure -✓✓ Increased pressure causing pulmonary edema.
