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WGU D236 Pathophysiology Study Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified 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
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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
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.
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the skin: superficial.
21.What are two signs of allergic skin reactions: Pruritus (itching) and
urticarial (hives) 3 / 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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