WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY SCRIPT
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Turner Syndrome Characteristics
Answer: Underdeveloped ovaries (sterile)
*Short stature (~ 4'7")
*Webbing of the neck
Edema
Underdeveloped breasts; wide nipples
High number of aborted fetuses
*Amenorrhea
◉ Marfan syndrome
Answer: *25% result from a new mutation in the FBN1 gene
Characteristics:
Long extremities
hypermobility of joints
◉ osteroarthritis
Answer: degenerative joint disease
*classic/telltale sign:
Herberden's and bouchard's nodes
(small bumps that grow on the joints esp the fingers)
, ◉ 2nd degree (partial thickness) burns s/s
Answer: *Blisters outer and underlying layer
*painful
*swelling
◉ Causes of Bell's Palsy
Answer: *caused by either viral infection or autoimmune
◉ Ischemic stroke
Answer: 85% most common
Predispositions: Afib or arteriosclerosis
Thrombosis or Embolus
Ischemia-Block blood flow
R/F: contraceptives, sickle cell, carotid arteriosclerosis
*s/s: severe HA, Unable to move one side(arm/leg)
Tx: IV thrombolysis must be within 3-4.5 hours of sx onset.
Prevention: Antiplatelet agents, heparin, warfarin.
◉ hemorrhagic stroke
Answer: 40% less common
Mainly caused by HTN, cerebral artery rupture from excessive
pressure, blood fluids the brain tissue causing cell death.
Accounts for 10% of strokes but the mortality rate is high.
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Turner Syndrome Characteristics
Answer: Underdeveloped ovaries (sterile)
*Short stature (~ 4'7")
*Webbing of the neck
Edema
Underdeveloped breasts; wide nipples
High number of aborted fetuses
*Amenorrhea
◉ Marfan syndrome
Answer: *25% result from a new mutation in the FBN1 gene
Characteristics:
Long extremities
hypermobility of joints
◉ osteroarthritis
Answer: degenerative joint disease
*classic/telltale sign:
Herberden's and bouchard's nodes
(small bumps that grow on the joints esp the fingers)
, ◉ 2nd degree (partial thickness) burns s/s
Answer: *Blisters outer and underlying layer
*painful
*swelling
◉ Causes of Bell's Palsy
Answer: *caused by either viral infection or autoimmune
◉ Ischemic stroke
Answer: 85% most common
Predispositions: Afib or arteriosclerosis
Thrombosis or Embolus
Ischemia-Block blood flow
R/F: contraceptives, sickle cell, carotid arteriosclerosis
*s/s: severe HA, Unable to move one side(arm/leg)
Tx: IV thrombolysis must be within 3-4.5 hours of sx onset.
Prevention: Antiplatelet agents, heparin, warfarin.
◉ hemorrhagic stroke
Answer: 40% less common
Mainly caused by HTN, cerebral artery rupture from excessive
pressure, blood fluids the brain tissue causing cell death.
Accounts for 10% of strokes but the mortality rate is high.
