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WGU D027 PATHO PHARM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSVERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023-2024
How are multi-factorial diseases affected by genetics? - correct answers
✅risk for a multifactorial trait or condition depends on how close you are to
a family member with the trait or condition. (ex: if sibling has it=higher risk)
Describe Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Explain the signs and
symptoms. How is it diagnosed and treated? - correct answers ✅-
progressive genetic disorder - children age rapidly
-occurs randomly, not inherited
S/S:
-slow growth & hair loss in 1st/2nd year of life
-short stature or slow growth
-delayed tooth development or failure to develop normally
-skin wrinkles/dryness
-enlarged head, hearing loss, high pitched voice, incomplete sexual
maturation, joint stiffness, loss of muscle, osteoarthritis, taut skin
,Dx:
-gentic test for LMNA
-physical assessment
Tx:
- no cure
-PT/OT
-Statins - decrease liver production of harmful cholesterol
-NSAIDS - relieve pain and decrease inflammation
-meds to strengthen/build bones
PRNs for anxiety - correct answers ✅f*cking benzos baby
- alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam, diazepam, lorazepam
What are the body's compensatory mechanisms? - correct answers ✅-
Autonomic nervous system
- Cardiac rate/contractility
- Venous return, vasoconstriction
- Baroreceptor reflexes (homeostatic mech to maintain BP)
,- Chemoreceptor reflexes (regulates respiration, cardiac output, regional
blood flow)
What are the two recs for genetic testing? - correct answers ✅-carrier
screening - determines if a person is a carrier for specific autosomal
recessive diseases
-prenatal diagnostic such as amniocentesis
How many leading causes of death do genetics play a role in? - correct
answers ✅9/10
Give some examples of live vaccines. Are they safe to use in pregnancy? -
correct answers ✅YES WHEN PREGGO:
- Flu - safe for all pregnant women
- pneumococcal
- hep A/B
- meningococcal
-tdap - btwn 27-36 weeks, w/ each pregnancy
, CONTRAINDICATED:
- varicella (live)
- MMR (live)
What is the primary function of the heart? - correct answers ✅-pump
oxygenated blood/nutrients/hormones to body
-maintaining BP
- receiving deoxygenated blood and carrying metabolic waste products from
body
Primary hypertension vs secondary hypertension - correct answers
✅Primary htn: cause is unknown
Secondary htn: caused by another condition such as kidney disease, adrenal
disease, thyroid problems and OSA
What effect does CAD have on the development of an aneurysm? - correct
answers ✅in atherosclerosis the wall begins to dilate in area of the plaque.
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