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RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2025/2026 EXAM
1 CURRENTLY COMPLETE TESTING QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
FOR GUARANTEED PASS TOP-RATED A+.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Ace your Rasmussen Pathophysiology Exam 1 with this targeted guide,
designed to clarify complex disease processes and their clinical
presentations. This resource efficiently distills foundational concepts
into a high-yield review, complete with essential practice questions
and clear rationales. Maximize your study time and build a solid
understanding of core principles to confidently achieve a top score.
phases of gout ...... ANSWER ....... 1. Asymptomatic:
Uric levels climb in the bloodstream and crystals deposit in
the tissue, Crystals accumulate, damaging tissue
2. Acute flares or attack: Tissue damage triggers an acute
inflammation, Characterized by pain, burning, redness,
swelling, and warmth at the affected joint lasting days to
weeks, Most initial attacks occur in the lower extremities
(most often the big toe)
3. Intercritical period: After the attack subsides and the
disease is clinically inactive until the next flare,
Hyperuricemia and crystal accumulation continues, These
periods in between attacks become shorter as the disease
progresses, Reoccurring attacks are often precipitated by
sudden increases in serum uric acid
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4. Chronic gouty arthritis: Characterized by joint soreness
and aching present most of the time, May also develop
tophi that can drain or renal calculi
muscular dystrophy ...... ANSWER ....... a group of
diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle
mass
Psoriatic arthritis ...... ANSWER ....... An inflammatory
arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin
Burns ...... ANSWER ....... Injury that can result from
exposure to a thermal or nonthermal source
first degree burn ...... ANSWER ....... affect only the
epidermis and cause pain, erythema, and edema
second degree burn ...... ANSWER ....... affect the
epidermis and dermis and cause pain, erythema, edema,
and blistering
third degree burn ...... ANSWER ....... extend into
deeper tissues and cause white or blackened, charred skin
that may be numb
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burn complications ...... ANSWER ....... local infection
(particularly Staphylococcus infection), sepsis,
hypovolemia, shock, hypothermia, respiratory problems,
eschar, scarring, and contractures
Pressure injuries ...... ANSWER ....... Soft-tissue
injuries that occur as a result of unrelieved mechanical
pressure, Results in areas of necrosis and ulceration where
the tissue is compressed between bony prominences and
external hard surfaces, Most common sites for these
injuries are the sacrum, ischial tuberosities, trochanters,
malleoli, and heels, though can develop anywhere
Stage I Pressure Injury ...... ANSWER ....... Skin intact;
Erythema; Does NOT blanch, erythema is present
Stage II pressure injury ...... ANSWER ....... Erosion or
blister with or without true ulcerations, no exposed
subcutaneous tissue
Stage III Pressure Injury ...... ANSWER ....... Full-
thickness skin loss with damage to subcutaneous tissue
down to the underlying fascia
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Stage IV pressure injury ...... ANSWER ....... Full-
thickness skin loss with extensive destruction, tissue
necrosis, and damage to exposed supporting structures
What do you use to measure pressure injuries? ......
ANSWER ....... Braden scale
basal cell carcinoma ...... ANSWER ....... -Most
common
-Develops from abnormal growth of the cells in the lowest
layer of the epidermis
-Rarely metastasizes
Squamous cell carcinoma ...... ANSWER ....... involves
changes in the squamous cells, found in the middle layer of
the epidermis
Melanoma ...... ANSWER ....... -Develops in the
melanocytes
-Least common type but the most serious
-Often metastasizes to other areas
RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2025/2026 EXAM
1 CURRENTLY COMPLETE TESTING QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
FOR GUARANTEED PASS TOP-RATED A+.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Ace your Rasmussen Pathophysiology Exam 1 with this targeted guide,
designed to clarify complex disease processes and their clinical
presentations. This resource efficiently distills foundational concepts
into a high-yield review, complete with essential practice questions
and clear rationales. Maximize your study time and build a solid
understanding of core principles to confidently achieve a top score.
phases of gout ...... ANSWER ....... 1. Asymptomatic:
Uric levels climb in the bloodstream and crystals deposit in
the tissue, Crystals accumulate, damaging tissue
2. Acute flares or attack: Tissue damage triggers an acute
inflammation, Characterized by pain, burning, redness,
swelling, and warmth at the affected joint lasting days to
weeks, Most initial attacks occur in the lower extremities
(most often the big toe)
3. Intercritical period: After the attack subsides and the
disease is clinically inactive until the next flare,
Hyperuricemia and crystal accumulation continues, These
periods in between attacks become shorter as the disease
progresses, Reoccurring attacks are often precipitated by
sudden increases in serum uric acid
,2|Page
4. Chronic gouty arthritis: Characterized by joint soreness
and aching present most of the time, May also develop
tophi that can drain or renal calculi
muscular dystrophy ...... ANSWER ....... a group of
diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle
mass
Psoriatic arthritis ...... ANSWER ....... An inflammatory
arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin
Burns ...... ANSWER ....... Injury that can result from
exposure to a thermal or nonthermal source
first degree burn ...... ANSWER ....... affect only the
epidermis and cause pain, erythema, and edema
second degree burn ...... ANSWER ....... affect the
epidermis and dermis and cause pain, erythema, edema,
and blistering
third degree burn ...... ANSWER ....... extend into
deeper tissues and cause white or blackened, charred skin
that may be numb
,3|Page
burn complications ...... ANSWER ....... local infection
(particularly Staphylococcus infection), sepsis,
hypovolemia, shock, hypothermia, respiratory problems,
eschar, scarring, and contractures
Pressure injuries ...... ANSWER ....... Soft-tissue
injuries that occur as a result of unrelieved mechanical
pressure, Results in areas of necrosis and ulceration where
the tissue is compressed between bony prominences and
external hard surfaces, Most common sites for these
injuries are the sacrum, ischial tuberosities, trochanters,
malleoli, and heels, though can develop anywhere
Stage I Pressure Injury ...... ANSWER ....... Skin intact;
Erythema; Does NOT blanch, erythema is present
Stage II pressure injury ...... ANSWER ....... Erosion or
blister with or without true ulcerations, no exposed
subcutaneous tissue
Stage III Pressure Injury ...... ANSWER ....... Full-
thickness skin loss with damage to subcutaneous tissue
down to the underlying fascia
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Stage IV pressure injury ...... ANSWER ....... Full-
thickness skin loss with extensive destruction, tissue
necrosis, and damage to exposed supporting structures
What do you use to measure pressure injuries? ......
ANSWER ....... Braden scale
basal cell carcinoma ...... ANSWER ....... -Most
common
-Develops from abnormal growth of the cells in the lowest
layer of the epidermis
-Rarely metastasizes
Squamous cell carcinoma ...... ANSWER ....... involves
changes in the squamous cells, found in the middle layer of
the epidermis
Melanoma ...... ANSWER ....... -Develops in the
melanocytes
-Least common type but the most serious
-Often metastasizes to other areas
