Pathophysiology C805 WGU UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER - Red, swollen, may look like a boil with pus. Also skin
rash or sore. Transmitted usually skin to skin.
Malaria - CORRECT ANSWER - Fever, chills, sweating and other flu like symptoms.
Transmitted by Mosquito
Staph Infection - CORRECT ANSWER - This disease has collection of pus, boil or
abscess at site
Active - CORRECT ANSWER - immunity that results from the own production of
antibodies
Passive - CORRECT ANSWER - immunity that results from the introduction of antibodies
from another person or animal
Malignant Tumors - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor that invades surrounding tissues, likely
to cause death
Benign Tumors - CORRECT ANSWER - mass of cells (tumor) that lack the ability to
invade neighboring tissue or metastasize
metastasis - CORRECT ANSWER - development of secondary malignant growths at a
distance from a primary site of cancer
Near Drowning - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing fluid or not enough oxygenated blood
, Asphyxiation - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of oxygen coupled with accumulating carbon
dioxide in the blood
Allergies - CORRECT ANSWER - Nose hairs, sneezing, inflamed nasal passages, watery
eyes
Closed Fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break in bone, skin intact
Open or compound fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break where wound is leading
downto fracture ; or bone breaks skin
Simple fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break in the rib that is broken into two parts
Comminuted fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - shattering break
Impacted fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - bone is broken with one end forced into the
interior of the other
Incomplete partial fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - fraction line does not include the
whole bone (stress fracture)
Greenstick fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - bone partially bent or split; occurs with soft
bones
Colles fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break in the end of the radius in wrist; often
occurs when the wrist is extended to break a fall
Common Dislocations - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder, hip, jaw, knee, spine and elbow
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER - Red, swollen, may look like a boil with pus. Also skin
rash or sore. Transmitted usually skin to skin.
Malaria - CORRECT ANSWER - Fever, chills, sweating and other flu like symptoms.
Transmitted by Mosquito
Staph Infection - CORRECT ANSWER - This disease has collection of pus, boil or
abscess at site
Active - CORRECT ANSWER - immunity that results from the own production of
antibodies
Passive - CORRECT ANSWER - immunity that results from the introduction of antibodies
from another person or animal
Malignant Tumors - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor that invades surrounding tissues, likely
to cause death
Benign Tumors - CORRECT ANSWER - mass of cells (tumor) that lack the ability to
invade neighboring tissue or metastasize
metastasis - CORRECT ANSWER - development of secondary malignant growths at a
distance from a primary site of cancer
Near Drowning - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing fluid or not enough oxygenated blood
, Asphyxiation - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of oxygen coupled with accumulating carbon
dioxide in the blood
Allergies - CORRECT ANSWER - Nose hairs, sneezing, inflamed nasal passages, watery
eyes
Closed Fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break in bone, skin intact
Open or compound fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break where wound is leading
downto fracture ; or bone breaks skin
Simple fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break in the rib that is broken into two parts
Comminuted fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - shattering break
Impacted fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - bone is broken with one end forced into the
interior of the other
Incomplete partial fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - fraction line does not include the
whole bone (stress fracture)
Greenstick fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - bone partially bent or split; occurs with soft
bones
Colles fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - break in the end of the radius in wrist; often
occurs when the wrist is extended to break a fall
Common Dislocations - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder, hip, jaw, knee, spine and elbow
