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WGU D236 Pathophysiology Study Questions and Answers
1.Which types of tissue most often develop tumors?: Epithelial and
connec- tive tissues
2.Papilloma: A wart
3.Lipoma: Begins in fatty tissue
4.Myoma: Fibroid
5.Chondroma: Benign tumor of cartilage cells
6.What are sarcomas?: They are tumors that can be found anywhere
and begin in connective tissue
7.What are the early signs of lymphoma: Fevers and night sweats
8.What is radiation therapy: When seeds are implanted into a malignant
prostate and then irradiated, this is called radiation therapy. This is used to reduce damage to healthy tissue
9.What is a vesicle?: Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
10.What is a pustule?: elevation of the skin containing white blood cells 1 / 4
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and cell debris
11.What is a macule?: A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a
freckle)
12.What is a papule?: A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
13.What is an excoriation?: scratch in the skin
14.Laceration: Rough jagged wound
15.Fissure: Crack in the skin
16.Ulcer: Sore with disintegration and death of affected tissue
17.Superficial burn: involves the epidermal layer of the skin
18.Superficial partial thickness burn: appears with blisters and pain at
the burn site
19.What are shingles and how are they treated: Shingles are painful
vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral medications and costicosteroids to decrease pain.
20.What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of
the skin: superficial.
21.What are two signs of allergic skin reactions: Pruritus (itching) and 2 / 4
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22.What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin?: Pemphigus,
scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all autoimmuse diseases involving the skin.
23.Damage to what can disturb equilibrium?: Semicircular canals in the
ear
24.How can otitis media be prevented?: By placing a myingotomy tube
in the ear
25.What results in progressive hearing loss?: Presbycusis
26.What can alleviate age-related hearing loss?: Speaking in clear, low-
pitched tones
27.What are treatment of joint disorders: FALK (fixation of screws,
arthrocen- tesis, laproscopic repairs, kyoplasty)
28.(GROS) Gout (type of arthritis): higher levels of uric acid form
crystals that accumulate in the joints, causing pain and inflammation.
29.Septic arthritis: May result from an invasive procedure; invading
organisms are usually carried to the joint by the blood stream.
30.Osteoarthritis: most often in weight-bearing joints, like hips and
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