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WGU Pathophysiology/89 Questions And AnswersWith Explanations (Rated A+)
Quiz :Which types of tissue most often develop tumors? - √Answer :Epithelial
and connective tissues
Quiz :What are the following benign tumors? - √Answer :Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
Quiz :What are sarcomas? - √Answer :They are tumors that can be found
anywhere and begin in connective tissue
Quiz :What are the early signs of lymphoma - √Answer :Fevers and night
sweats
Quiz :What is radiation therapy - √Answer :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
Quiz :Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule, papule, excoriation -
√Answer :Vesicle - Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the skin containing white blood cells and cell debris)
Macule - A spot that is not raised or depressed. (such as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
Quiz :Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn - √Answer :Laceration - Rough jagged wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness burn appears with blisters and pain at the burn site
, Quiz :What are shingles and how are they treated - √Answer :Shingles are
painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment is antiviral
medications and costicosteroids to decrease pain.
Quiz :What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of the skin -
√Answer :superficial.
Quiz :What are two signs of allergic skin reactions - √Answer :Pruritus (itching)
and urticarial (hives)
Quiz :What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin? -
√Answer :Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all
autoimmuse diseases involving the skin.
Quiz :Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? - √Answer :Semicircular canals
in the ear
Quiz :How can otitis media be prevented? - √Answer :By placing a myingotomy
tube in the ear
Quiz :What results in progressive hearing loss? - √Answer :Presbycusis
Quiz :What can alleviate age-related hearing loss? - √Answer :Speaking in clear,
low-pitched tones
Quiz :What are treatment of joint disorders - √Answer :FALK (fixation of
screws, arthrocentesis, laproscopic repairs, kyoplasty)
Quiz :What are the different types of arthritis - √Answer :(GROS) Gout - higher
levels of uric acid form crystals that accumulate in the joints, causing pain and
inflammation.
• Septic arthritis - may result from an invasive procedure; invading organisms
are usually carried to the joint by the blood stream.
• Osteoarthritis - most often in weight-bearing joints, like hips and knees; may
be the results of aging and repeated trauma.
• Rheumatoid arthritis - inflammation and overgrowth of synovial fluid causes
severe pain; joints stiffen and become useless.
Quiz :What is mysathenia gravis? - √Answer :chronic muscular fatigue caused
by defect at the neuromuscular junction.
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