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WGU PATHO D236 – GOODLUCK! (QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025)
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WGU PATHO D236 – GOODLUCK! (QUESTIONSWITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025)
TurnerWsyndromeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWchromosomalWdisorderWinWfemalesWinWwhichWeitherWanW*XWchromosome*WisWmissing,WmakingWtheWpe
rsonWXOWinsteadWofWXX,WorWpartWofWoneWXWchromosomeWisWdeleted.
Tay-SachsWDiseaseW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWhumanWgeneticWdiseaseWcausedWbyWaWrecessiveWalleleWforWaWdysfunctionalWenzymeWleadsWtoWtheWaccu
mulationWofWcertainWlipidsWinWtheWbrain.W
Seizures,Wblindness,WandWdegenerationWofWmotorWandWmentalWperformanceWusuallyWbecomeWmanifestW
aWfewWmonthsWafterWbirth,WfollowedWbyWdeathWwithinWaWfewWyears.
DownWsyndromeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWconditionWofWmildWtoWsevereWintellectualWdisabilityWandWassociatedWphysicalWdisordersWcausedWbyWanW
extraWcopyWofWchromosomeW21
DiabetesWInsipidusW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AntidiureticWhormoneWisWnotWsecretedWadequately,WorWtheWkidneyWisWresistantWtoWitsWeffect.WTheW*seru
mWsodiumWisWoftenWelevated*WdueWtoWexcessWfreeWwaterWlosses.
InWdiabetesWinsipidus,WyourWbloodWglucoseWlevelsWareWnormal,WbutWyourWkidneysWcan'tWproperlyWconcen
trateWurine.
CardiacWValveWDiseaseWProcessW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
InWheartWvalveWdisease,WoneWorWmoreWofWtheWvalvesWinWyourWheartWdoesn'tWworkWproperly.WRegurgitatio
nW(orWleakageWofWtheWvalve).WWhenWtheWvalve(s)WdoWnotWcloseWcompletely,WitWcausesWbloodWtoWflowWba
ckwardWthroughWtheWvalve.WThisWreducesWforwardWbloodWflowWandWcanWleadWtoWvolumeWoverloadWinWth
eWheart.
StenosisW(orWnarrowingWofWtheWvalve).WWhenWtheWvalve(s)WopeningWbecomesWnarrowed,WitWlimitsWtheWfl
owWofWbloodWoutWofWtheWventriclesWorWatria.WTheWheartWisWforcedWtoWpumpWbloodWwithWincreasedWforce
WtoWmoveWbloodWthroughWtheWnarrowedWorWstiffW(stenotic)Wvalve(s).
,CardiacWValveWComplicationsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
HeartWvalveWdiseaseWcanWcauseWmanyWcomplications,Wincluding:
*WHeartWfailure.
*WStroke.
*WBloodWclots.
*WHeartWrhythmWabnormalities.
*WDeath.
RespiratoryWIllnessWfromWbatsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
*ViralWhemorrhagicWfevers*WareWspreadWbyWcontactWwithWinfectedWanimalsWorWinsects.WTheWvirusesWthat
WcauseWviralWhemorrhagicWfeversWliveWinWaWvarietyWofWanimalWandWinsectWhosts.W
MostWcommonly,WtheWhostsWincludeWmosquitoes,Wticks,Wrodents,WorWbats.WSomeWviralWhemorrhagicWfeve
rsWcanWalsoWbeWspreadWfromWpersonWtoWperson.
AnemiaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-DifferentWtypesWofWanemiaWinclude:
AnemiaWdueWtoWvitaminWB12Wdeficiency
AnemiaWdueWtoWfolateW(folicWacid)Wdeficiency
AnemiaWdueWtoWironWdeficiency
AnemiaWofWchronicWdisease
HemolyticWanemia
IdiopathicWaplasticWanemia
MegaloblasticWanemia
PerniciousWanemia
SickleWcellWanemia
Thalassemia
AcidWBaseWBalanceW-WlungWandWkidneyWcompensationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWkidneysWhaveWtwoWmainWwaysWtoWmaintainWacid-baseWbalanceW-
WtheirWcellsWreabsorbWbicarbonateWHCO3−WfromWtheWurineWbackWtoWtheWbloodWandWtheyWsecreteWhydrog
enWH+WionsWintoWtheWurine.W
, ByWadjustingWtheWamountsWreabsorbedWandWsecreted,WtheyWbalanceWtheWbloodstream'sWpH.
PyelonephritisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-InflammationWofWtheWrenalWpelvisWandWtheWkidney
ProstateWcancerW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-CancerWofWtheWprostateWglandWusuallyWoccursWinWmenWmiddle-
agedWandWolder.
ArteryWresponseWduringWbloodWloss.W
DoesWcellWshrinkWorWswellW?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-*Vasoconstriction*
MarfanWSyndromeW-WAutosomalWdominantWtraitW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ThisWconditionWisWinheritedWinWanWautosomalWdominantWpatternW,WwhichWmeansWoneWcopyWofWtheWalter
edWgeneWinWeachWcellWisWsufficientWtoWcauseWtheWdisorder.W
AtWleastW25WpercentWofWMarfanWsyndromeWcasesWresultWfromWaWnewWmutationWinWtheWFBN1Wgene
SpinaWBifidaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
NotWhavingWenoughW*folicWacid*WduringWpregnancyWisWoneWofWtheWmostWimportantWfactorsWthatWcanWinc
reaseWtheWchancesWofWhavingWaWchildWwithWspinaWbifida.
BursitisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-InflammationWofWaWbursaWsac.WInflammationWofWtheWfluid-
filledWpadsW(bursae)WthatWactWasWcushionsWatWtheWjoints.
SprainsWandWStrainsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsprainWoccursWwhenWyouWoverextendWorWtearWaWligamentWwhileWseverelyWstressingWaWjoint.AWstrainWoc
cursWwhenWtendonsW(bandsWatWtheWendWofWmusclesWthatWconnectWmusclesWtoWbones)WgetWstretchedWorW
pulledWawayWfromWtheWbone.
EndometriosisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
#W*PainfulWperiodsW(dysmenorrhea)*.WPelvicWpainWandWcrampingWmayWbeginWbeforeWandWextendWseveral
WdaysWintoWaWmenstrualWperiod.W
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