WGU D027 EXAM |OA | OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
|STUDY GUIDE
cystic fibrosis - Answers - effects pancreas, increased mucus
Klinefelter syndrome - Answers - A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra
X chromosome
Turner Syndrome - Answers - A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X
chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
Alpha Thalassemia - Answers - Severe anemia, do not give ferrous sulfate
B and T cells - Answers - Mature in bone marrow, the go to thymus/spleen/liver
Lichen planus - Answers - causes extreme itching
Pityriasis Rosea - Answers - Itchy patch-like rash in children
actinic keratosis - Answers - caused by UV exposure, precursor to squamous cell
carcinoma
Glucocorticoids - Answers - Tx for cancers that arise from lymphoma tissue, can be
toxicities with long term treatment
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) - Answers - Tamoxifen; used for pts
with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer after mastectomy
Normal EF - Answers - 55-60%
Best way to look at structure/fxn of heart - Answers - Echo
Left sided heart failure - Answers - affects pulmonary vasculature, increased JVP, S3,
rales
right sided heart failure - Answers - 1. Jungular Vein Distention
2. Ascending Dependent Edema
3. Weight Gain
, 4. Hepatomegaly (Liver Enlargement)
Stage 1 hypertension - Answers - 130-139/80-89
Stage 2 hypertension - Answers - >140 or >90
first line HTN drugs - Answers - ACE-I
ARB
CCB
Thiazide diuretics
Ischemic heart disease - Answers - Chest discomfort, physical exam normal; must take
aspirin or another antithrombic
EKG changes with MI - Answers - ST elevation is usually MI, while ST depression is
angina
chronic bronchitis - Answers - excess mucus production, chronic productive cough,
smooth muscle hypertrophy
Emphysema - Answers - decrease in alpha1-antitrypsin
Asthma - Answers - Obstruction reversible! Know triggers, usually worse at night
common ICS - Answers - Budesonide, Fluticasone
Common LABAs - Answers - Salmeterol, Formoterol
Back Pain - Answers - Do not give narcotics/opioids; H&P is good for diagnosis if in first
4-6 wks of pain
acromegaly - Answers - overproduction of growth hormone
Addison's disease - Answers - a condition that occurs when the adrenal glands do not
produce enough cortisol or aldosterone
Hyperthyroidism - Answers - Tx with PTU
GFR in CKD - Answers - Good >90, Stage 5 <15, need dialysis
ACE inhibitors adverse effects - Answers - cough, hyperkalemia, fetal injury,
angioedema
Beta blockers (beta adrenergic antagonist) - Answers - Propanolol is nonselective,
should not be used in patients with asthma; should be give to patients for 6 months after
AMI
|STUDY GUIDE
cystic fibrosis - Answers - effects pancreas, increased mucus
Klinefelter syndrome - Answers - A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra
X chromosome
Turner Syndrome - Answers - A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X
chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X
chromosome is deleted.
Alpha Thalassemia - Answers - Severe anemia, do not give ferrous sulfate
B and T cells - Answers - Mature in bone marrow, the go to thymus/spleen/liver
Lichen planus - Answers - causes extreme itching
Pityriasis Rosea - Answers - Itchy patch-like rash in children
actinic keratosis - Answers - caused by UV exposure, precursor to squamous cell
carcinoma
Glucocorticoids - Answers - Tx for cancers that arise from lymphoma tissue, can be
toxicities with long term treatment
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) - Answers - Tamoxifen; used for pts
with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer after mastectomy
Normal EF - Answers - 55-60%
Best way to look at structure/fxn of heart - Answers - Echo
Left sided heart failure - Answers - affects pulmonary vasculature, increased JVP, S3,
rales
right sided heart failure - Answers - 1. Jungular Vein Distention
2. Ascending Dependent Edema
3. Weight Gain
, 4. Hepatomegaly (Liver Enlargement)
Stage 1 hypertension - Answers - 130-139/80-89
Stage 2 hypertension - Answers - >140 or >90
first line HTN drugs - Answers - ACE-I
ARB
CCB
Thiazide diuretics
Ischemic heart disease - Answers - Chest discomfort, physical exam normal; must take
aspirin or another antithrombic
EKG changes with MI - Answers - ST elevation is usually MI, while ST depression is
angina
chronic bronchitis - Answers - excess mucus production, chronic productive cough,
smooth muscle hypertrophy
Emphysema - Answers - decrease in alpha1-antitrypsin
Asthma - Answers - Obstruction reversible! Know triggers, usually worse at night
common ICS - Answers - Budesonide, Fluticasone
Common LABAs - Answers - Salmeterol, Formoterol
Back Pain - Answers - Do not give narcotics/opioids; H&P is good for diagnosis if in first
4-6 wks of pain
acromegaly - Answers - overproduction of growth hormone
Addison's disease - Answers - a condition that occurs when the adrenal glands do not
produce enough cortisol or aldosterone
Hyperthyroidism - Answers - Tx with PTU
GFR in CKD - Answers - Good >90, Stage 5 <15, need dialysis
ACE inhibitors adverse effects - Answers - cough, hyperkalemia, fetal injury,
angioedema
Beta blockers (beta adrenergic antagonist) - Answers - Propanolol is nonselective,
should not be used in patients with asthma; should be give to patients for 6 months after
AMI
