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WGU D115 Final Exam Advanced
Pathophysiology for the Advanced
Practice Nurse Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers Rated A+ | 2024/2025
Guide
A provider is examining an 11-year-old boy who reports trouble
sleeping, frequent headaches, stomach aches, and fatigue. The
mother accompanying the patient states that her son is often
hesitant to go to school.

Which disorder is most consistent with these findings?

- Correct Answer - Anxiety associated with places and people is
considered social anxiety.



What are three actions of glucocorticoids?

- Correct Answer - -Glucocorticoids decrease uptake of glucose
into muscle cells, adipose cells, and lymphatic cells.

-Glucocorticoids also have a direct effect on carbohydrate
metabolism in many ways.

,-Furthermore, glucocorticoids increase blood glucose
concentration by promoting liver gluconeogenesis.



What cells in the pancreas synthesize insulin.

- Correct Answer - Beta cells are the type of cell within the
pancreatic islet that make and secrete insulin. Beta cells are
either diminished or dysfunctional in patients with diabetes, which
leads to hyperglycemia.



What are three clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism?

- Correct Answer - The lower levels of thyroid hormone result in
decreased energy metabolism, resulting in constipation,
bradycardia, and lethargy.



Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex symptoms

- Correct Answer - Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex leading to
cortisol deficiency causes Addison disease, which manifests itself
with hyperpigmented skin, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

,Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex leading to cortisol deficiency
causes Addison disease, which manifests itself with anorexia,
nausea, and personality changes.



Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex symptoms

- Correct Answer - Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex leading
to cortisol excesses causes Cushing syndrome, which manifests
itself with easy bruising, muscle wasting, and skin striae.

Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex leading to cortisol excesses
causes Cushing syndrome, which manifests itself with moon face,
thinning hair on the scalp, and buffalo hump.



A family is concerned that their elderly family member is not
eating.

Which three education topics should be addressed with the family
regarding anorexia of the elderly?

- Correct Answer - With aging, decreased saliva affects both
taste and swallowing, often leading to anorexia. Additionally,
anorexia of aging is common, and family members need to
understand this. Offering oral care guidance and suggesting foods
that taste good to the patient and are easy to chew with the teeth

, or dentures may be effective interventions. Furthermore, social
stimulation has been shown to be effective in elderly patients with
anorexia, providing relaxation and enjoyment during food intake.



What is the major cause of non-endemic congenital
hypothyroidism in developed countries?

- Correct Answer - Thyroid dysgenesis occurs in 1 in 4,500 births
and is associated with developmental abnormalities of the thyroid
gland.



The principal hormones influencing growth are GH and the IGFs.

True or false

- Correct Answer - true

There are many hormones that influence growth, but the principal
hormones are GH and the IGFs.



List three endocrine organs that need evaluation and provide a
rationale for each.

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