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EXAM LESSON 5 NEURO D236: WGU PATHO D236, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
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EXAM LESSON 5 NEURO D236: WGUPATHO D236, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
A provider is caring for a client who presents with gait changes
over the past few months. The provider notes that the patient has
a slight tremor at rest, increased muscle tone, and slowed gait
and movements.
Which diagnosis is most consistent with these signs?
Parkinson's disease
A provider is caring for a patient with impaired vision due to age-
related macular degeneration.
When asking the patient to describe their vision, what does the
provider anticipate hearing?
"I can see some things out of the corner of my eye, but when I
look straight ahead, there is just a dark spot in the center."
A provider is providing care for a patient following a hemorrhagic
cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The patient asks the provider to
explain what happened during the CVA.
Which response by the provider is best?
"A blood vessel in your brain broke open, causing bleeding in your
brain and a lack of blood flow to an area."
A provider is providing care to a patient with peripheral
neuropathy. The patient asks the provider why they developed
this disorder.
What are causes of peripheral neuropathy?
, Diabetes mellitus type 1
Chemotherapy treatment for cancer
Chronic alcoholism
A provider working in the emergency department provides care
for a patient who was involved in a motor vehicle accident and
experienced a fracture of the temporal bone. The patient lost
consciousness immediately following the accident but was alert
and talking upon arrival in the emergency department. Thirty
minutes ago, the patient complained of a severe headache, began
vomiting and then lost consciousness.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Epidural hematoma
A provider is caring for a client who presents with drooping of the
left upper eyelid. The patient also reports double vision and
episodes of muscle weakness.
Which diagnosis is most consistent with these signs?
Myasthenia gravis
A patient with Meniere disease asks the provider about long-term
effects of the disease.
Which long-term complication should the provider explain that the
patient may experience?
Progressive hearing loss
The computerized tomography (CT) scan of a client shows
traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Which are possible causes
for this condition?
Rotational-acceleration injury of the brain
Trauma to the carotid artery
Stretching of the vertebral artery
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