C805 - Pathophysiology Study Guide
Exam and Actual Detailed Answers
2025-2026 Edition.
MRSA - Answer "antibiotic-resistant form of Staph infection that commonly develops on the
skin; red, swollen, rash; transmitted usually skin to skin;
multi-drug-resistant organism difficult to treat can progress into blood, bone, lung, or skin
infections, can be life-threatening"
Malaria - Answer fever, chills, sweating and other flu-like symptoms; transmitted by
mosquitos; anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to the destruction of RBCs
Staph Infection - Answer caused by a Staphylococcus (or “staph”) bacterium; range from a
simple boil to antibiotic-resistant infections to flesh-eating infections; symptoms include red,
swollen skin w/ pus, and warm to touch
Active Immunity - Answer immunity that results from the own production of antibodies
Passive Immunity - Answer immunity that results from the introduction of antibodies from
another person or animal; immunizations
Malignant Tumors - Answer metastatic capabilities; slow growth; distorted shape; abnormal
cells; cancerous tumors; develop when cells grow uncontrollably; can grow quickly and spread
through they body by metastasis
Benign Tumors - Answer abnormal cells; remain localized; rarely reoccur; slow growth;
distorted shape; types of benign tumors; Adenoma, Osteoma, Nevi/Moles, Fibroids, Myomas,
Lipomas; mass of cells (tumor) that lack the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize
Non-Hodkin's lymphoma - Answer cancer that originates in your lymphatic system; develops
from lymphocytes - WBCs. Painless, swollen lymph nodes in your neck, armpits, or groin
Metastasis - Answer development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a
primary site of cancer; commonly develops when cancer cells break away from the main tumor
and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system
, Asphyxiation - Answer lack of oxygen coupled with accumulating carbon dioxide in the blood,
may result from carbon monoxide poisoning, near drowning, hypoventilation, airway
obstruction, or inhalation of toxic fumes.
Allergies - Answer nose hairs, sneezing, inflamed nasal passages, watery eyes.
Second Degree Burn - Answer Skin appears red and swollen, very painful, w/ skin blisters
Closed fractures - Answer break in bone, skin intact
Open or Compound fracture - Answer break where the wound is leading down to fracture or
bone breaks skin
Comminuted fracture - Answer shattering fracture
Colles fracture - Answer break in the end of the radius in wrist; often occurs when the wrist is
extended to break a fall
Greenstick fracture - Answer bone partially bent or split, occurs with soft bones
Common dislocations - Answer shoulder, hip, jaw, knee, spine, and elbow
Sprains - Answer stretching/tearing of ligaments
Strain - Answer stretching/tearing of muscle or tissue
Rickets - Answer only occurs in children (growth plates have not fused); softening and
weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D
deficiency
Osteomyelitis - Answer softening of your bones, most often caused by severe vitamin D
deficiency. The softened bones of children and young adults with osteomalacia can lead to
bowing during growth, especially in weight-bearing bones of the legs.
Exam and Actual Detailed Answers
2025-2026 Edition.
MRSA - Answer "antibiotic-resistant form of Staph infection that commonly develops on the
skin; red, swollen, rash; transmitted usually skin to skin;
multi-drug-resistant organism difficult to treat can progress into blood, bone, lung, or skin
infections, can be life-threatening"
Malaria - Answer fever, chills, sweating and other flu-like symptoms; transmitted by
mosquitos; anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to the destruction of RBCs
Staph Infection - Answer caused by a Staphylococcus (or “staph”) bacterium; range from a
simple boil to antibiotic-resistant infections to flesh-eating infections; symptoms include red,
swollen skin w/ pus, and warm to touch
Active Immunity - Answer immunity that results from the own production of antibodies
Passive Immunity - Answer immunity that results from the introduction of antibodies from
another person or animal; immunizations
Malignant Tumors - Answer metastatic capabilities; slow growth; distorted shape; abnormal
cells; cancerous tumors; develop when cells grow uncontrollably; can grow quickly and spread
through they body by metastasis
Benign Tumors - Answer abnormal cells; remain localized; rarely reoccur; slow growth;
distorted shape; types of benign tumors; Adenoma, Osteoma, Nevi/Moles, Fibroids, Myomas,
Lipomas; mass of cells (tumor) that lack the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize
Non-Hodkin's lymphoma - Answer cancer that originates in your lymphatic system; develops
from lymphocytes - WBCs. Painless, swollen lymph nodes in your neck, armpits, or groin
Metastasis - Answer development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a
primary site of cancer; commonly develops when cancer cells break away from the main tumor
and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system
, Asphyxiation - Answer lack of oxygen coupled with accumulating carbon dioxide in the blood,
may result from carbon monoxide poisoning, near drowning, hypoventilation, airway
obstruction, or inhalation of toxic fumes.
Allergies - Answer nose hairs, sneezing, inflamed nasal passages, watery eyes.
Second Degree Burn - Answer Skin appears red and swollen, very painful, w/ skin blisters
Closed fractures - Answer break in bone, skin intact
Open or Compound fracture - Answer break where the wound is leading down to fracture or
bone breaks skin
Comminuted fracture - Answer shattering fracture
Colles fracture - Answer break in the end of the radius in wrist; often occurs when the wrist is
extended to break a fall
Greenstick fracture - Answer bone partially bent or split, occurs with soft bones
Common dislocations - Answer shoulder, hip, jaw, knee, spine, and elbow
Sprains - Answer stretching/tearing of ligaments
Strain - Answer stretching/tearing of muscle or tissue
Rickets - Answer only occurs in children (growth plates have not fused); softening and
weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D
deficiency
Osteomyelitis - Answer softening of your bones, most often caused by severe vitamin D
deficiency. The softened bones of children and young adults with osteomalacia can lead to
bowing during growth, especially in weight-bearing bones of the legs.
