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WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM COMPLETE ACTUAL
EXAM VERSIONS A, B & C COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WGU D236 Pathophysiology Exam A An ICU patient's arterial blood gas results show low pH and low CO2 levels. The patient's respiratory rate is increased.What is the name of this condition?
Respiratory acidosis Metabolic acidosis Metabolic alkalosis Respiratory alkalosis - ANSWER-Metabolic acidosis
Rational: Since the pH is low, and the pH and CO2 are trending in the same direction, the condition is metabolic acidosis. The low CO2 indicates that CO2 is not causing the acidosis. The increased respiratory rate lowers blood CO2 in an attempt to compensate for the metabolic acidosis.
Your patient has type I diabetes and has developed kidney disease requiring dialysis. The patient is diligent about caring for themselves and wants to maintain as much independence as possible.What course of treatment would address the patient's kidney disease while allowing the patient to care for this condition at home? 1 / 4
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Hemodialysis Peritoneal dialysis Sugar tablets An insulin pump - ANSWER-Peritoneal dialysis
Your patient has pulmonary edema, which raises levels of CO2 in the blood.What helps the patient's body to compensate for this increase?
The kidneys conserve both H+ and HCO3-.The kidneys excrete more H+ and more HCO3-.The kidneys conserve H+ and excrete more HCO3-.The kidneys excrete more H+ and conserve HCO3-. - ANSWER-The kidneys excrete more H+ and conserve HCO3-.
Your patient was stung by a bee, and his ankle is red and swollen. The inflammatory response is causing the redness and swelling.What is unlikely to occur?
Antihistamines are released by mast cells at the site of the sting.
Vasoconstriction at the site of the sting, causing fluid to accumulate. 2 / 4
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Blood flow to the site of the sting increases.
Capillaries become leakier, allowing immune cells to be delivered to the site of the sting. - ANSWER-Vasoconstriction at the site of the sting, causing fluid to accumulate.
What is the role of helper T cells?
They produce cytokines, which serve to help activate B cells and cytotoxic T cells.
They are phagocytic and engulf pathogens as part of the body's innate defenses.
They bind to infected body cells and produce substances to kill these cells.
They produce antibodies that can target pathogens. - ANSWER-They produce cytokines, which serve to help activate B cells and cytotoxic T cells.
Red-green color blindness affects males more often than females. Men inherit the disease from their mother's side of the family.What is red-green colorblindness?
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4 Autosomal recessive Multifactorial Autosomal dominant correct - ANSWER-Sex linked
What does Neurobehavioral Congenital Abnormality (ND-PAE) result from?
A chromosomal abnormality A point mutation A folate deficiency Prenatal exposure to alcohol - ANSWER-Prenatal exposure to alcohol As Diane completes her race, what enables her body to maintain homeostasis despite her increased activity? Choose 3 answers.An ultrasound reveals that a woman's baby is a boy.If she is a carrier for hemophilia, what is the probability her son will have hemophilia?
50% 75% 100%
25% - ANSWER-50%
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