EXAM WGU D236: PATHO WGU
D236, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
Treatments for prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS- Surgery,
radiation, and chemo if necessary
What are the signs of appendicitis? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Tenderness in right lower quadrant, pt wanting to stay still,
coughing that hurts the abdomen, rectal pain, psoas sign,
rebound tenderness, guarding, rovsings sign
What is phagocytosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Phagocytes that
ingest or engulf other cells or particles
What is pancreatitis? - CORRECT ANSWERS- caused by
gallstones, excessive alcohol consumption, high blood
triglycerides, abdominal injury, and certain medications and
toxins
lymphoblastic cancer characteristics - CORRECT ANSWERS- t or b
lymphocytes in bone marrow dont function and dont mature past
lymphoblast stage, lack of healthy WBS increase risk for infection,
pt may feel weak, tired, dizzy
, How is herpes simplex virus transmitted? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
HSV-1 is cold sores, HSV-2 is genetial herpes
Symptoms for worsening prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS-
swelling in legs, bone pain, bowel dysfunction
What cancers can be caused by HPV? - CORRECT ANSWERS- anal
cancer, cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, penile cancer,
vaginal cancer, and vulvar cancer
Risk factors with hernias - CORRECT ANSWERS- opening of the
esophageal hiatus weaking over time and stomach protruding
upward allowing for GERD, fundus of stomach pushes into thorax
cavity and remains above diaphragm
What is a pleural effusion and what are the causes? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the
pleural space around the lungs
Can be caused by high hydrostatic pressure in the veins
What is a hemorrhagic stroke? - CORRECT ANSWERS- caused by
rupture and a hemorrage of a cerebral artery leading to
compression and toxicity of brain cells and loss of cerebral blood
flow
What causes an aneurysm? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Local dilation
of a blood vessel with weakening of the walls
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