WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Epithelial and connective tissues
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What are the following benign tumors? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Papilloma - A wart k k k


Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
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Myoma - Fibroid k k


Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells k k k k k




What are sarcomas? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in connec
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tive tissue
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What are the early signs of lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Fevers and night sweats
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What is radiation therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-
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When seeds are implanted into a malignant prostate and then irra
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diated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce dam
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age to healthy tissue
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Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Vesicle -
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Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
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(elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris)
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A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
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Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
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Excoriation (scratch in the skin) k k k k

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Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
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Superficial partial thickness burn - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Laceration - Rough jagged wound k k k k


Fissue - Crack in the skin
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Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
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Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
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Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at
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the burn site
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What are shingles and how are they treated -
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Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The no
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rmal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to dec
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What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of th
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e skin - CORRECT ANSWER-superficial.
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What are two signs of allergic skin reactions -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
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What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-
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Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all autoim
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muse diseases involving the skin.
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Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Semicircular canals in the ear
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How can otitis media be prevented? - CORRECT ANSWER-
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By placing a myingotomy tube in the ear
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