WGU D236
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Exam
Actual Qs & Ans to Pass the Exam
, Hodgkin's lymphoma - Correct Answer- *pain in neck after drinking
alcohol
painless swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin.
Cirrhosis causes - Correct Answer- Hepatitis C and Chronic alcohol
use
What is cirrhosis? - Correct Answer- Liver disease that causes
liver cells to become damaged and die. *Scar tissue replaces
liver cells which affects the function.
Cirrhosis S/S - Correct Answer- *Jaundice, ascites. Collagenous
fibrous tissue becomes predominant in the liver.
Pancreatitis (acute) - Correct Answer- Causes: Gallstones, excessive alcohol
consumption, abdominal injury
S/S: *Cullen sign-blue discoloration around the umbilicus abdominal
pain n/v
Pancreatitis (chronic) - Correct Answer- Causes: Alcohol (adults),
cystic fibrosis (kids) gallstones
s/s: severe epigastric pain, vomiting,
Complications: hemorrhage, hypovolemic shock, circulatory collapse,
peritonitis
Duodenal Ulcer Vs. Epigastric Ulcer - Correct Answer- D: upper
small intestine, pain in mid stomach to upper stomach, intensifies
when empty stomach or wakes you up at night.
E: inside esophagus, treatment change of lifestyle/ diet and meds.
RLQ pain Causes (McBurney's Point) - Correct Answer- Crohn's,
appendicitis
Crohn's disease - Correct Answer- **Entire GI tract, cobble stone
appearance
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Exam
Actual Qs & Ans to Pass the Exam
, Hodgkin's lymphoma - Correct Answer- *pain in neck after drinking
alcohol
painless swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin.
Cirrhosis causes - Correct Answer- Hepatitis C and Chronic alcohol
use
What is cirrhosis? - Correct Answer- Liver disease that causes
liver cells to become damaged and die. *Scar tissue replaces
liver cells which affects the function.
Cirrhosis S/S - Correct Answer- *Jaundice, ascites. Collagenous
fibrous tissue becomes predominant in the liver.
Pancreatitis (acute) - Correct Answer- Causes: Gallstones, excessive alcohol
consumption, abdominal injury
S/S: *Cullen sign-blue discoloration around the umbilicus abdominal
pain n/v
Pancreatitis (chronic) - Correct Answer- Causes: Alcohol (adults),
cystic fibrosis (kids) gallstones
s/s: severe epigastric pain, vomiting,
Complications: hemorrhage, hypovolemic shock, circulatory collapse,
peritonitis
Duodenal Ulcer Vs. Epigastric Ulcer - Correct Answer- D: upper
small intestine, pain in mid stomach to upper stomach, intensifies
when empty stomach or wakes you up at night.
E: inside esophagus, treatment change of lifestyle/ diet and meds.
RLQ pain Causes (McBurney's Point) - Correct Answer- Crohn's,
appendicitis
Crohn's disease - Correct Answer- **Entire GI tract, cobble stone
appearance
