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WGU D236 PATHO - MEGAN/SHAY’S STUDY GUIDES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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  • January 1, 2025
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WGU D236 PATHO - MEGAN/SHAY’S
STUDY GUIDES QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Whatsmissmthesmprimarysmdeterminantsmofsmoncoticsmpressure?sm-smanswer--Albumin

Formsmofsmosmoticsmpressuresmexertedsmbysmproteinssm-smanswer--OncoticsmPressure

Whatsmissmthesmdifferencesmbetweensmadultsmandsmchildsmimmunity?sm-smanswer--
NaivesmTsmCells

Fluidsmandsmelectrolytesmlevelssmaresmregulatedsmbysm_________________,smwhichsmreg
ulatessmactionssmsuchsmassmthirst,smADH,smthesmkidneys,smandsmRAAS.sm-smanswer--
Osmoreceptors

Whatsmaresmthesmcausessmofsmdehydration?sm-smanswer--#Excessivesmloss
#Inadequatesmintake
#Both

Whatsms/sxsmaresmassociatedsmwithsmdehydration?sm-smanswer--
#Drysmmucoussmmembranes
#Decreasedsmskinsmturgor
#Decreasedsmurinesmoutput
#Lowsmbloodsmpressure
#Tachycardia
#Weaksmheartsmrate
#Confusion

AsmpatientsmwithsmasmviralsmillnesssmandsmseveresmvomitingsmhassmansmelevatedsmCO2smlev
elsmandsmpHsmofsm7.53.smShesmissmbreathingsmslowly.smWhatsmconditionsmdoessmshesmhave
?sm-smanswer--Metabolicsmalkalosis

Thesmpatient'ssmpHsmandsmCO2smlevelssmaresmbothsmelevatedsm(movingsminsmthesmsamesmd
irection).smThissmindicatessmmetabolicsmalkalosis.smThesmCO2smlevelsmissmhighsmbecauses
mhersmrespiratorysmsystemsmissmattemptingsmtosmcompensatesmforsmthesmhighsmpHsmbysmex

halingsmlesssmandsmretainingsmmoresmCO2.

NormalsmCO2smlevelsm-smanswer--35-45

NormalsmpHsmlevelsm-smanswer--7.35-7.45

NormalsmHCO3smlevelsm-smanswer--22-26

,Michael'ssmpulmonarysmedemasmleadssmtosmrespiratorysmacidosis.smHowsmdoessmpHsmimp
actsmMichael'ssmbasalsmmetabolicsmpanel?smChoosesm3smanswers.

HissmCO2smlevelsmissmincreasedsmbecausesmhissmlungssmhavesmdifficultysmremovingsmitsmfr
omsmthesmbloodstream.

HissmcalciumsmlevelsmissmreducedsmbecausesmthesmelevatedsmconcentrationsmofsmH+smmak
essmitsmeasiersmforsmCa+smtosmbindsmtosmalbumin.

HissmCO2smlevelsmissmdecreasedsmbecausesmhissmlungssmhavesmdifficultysmaddingsmitsmintos
mthesmbloodstream.



Hissmsodiumsmlevelsmissmdecreasedsmduesmtosmhypervolemia.

HissmK+smissmelevatedsmbecause,smassmH+smmovessminsidesmofsmcellssminsmansmattemptsmto
smgetsmitsmoutsmofsmthesmbloodstream,smK+smmovessmfromsmcellssmintosmthesmbloodstream.sm

-smanswer--
HissmCO2smlevelsmissmincreasedsmbecausesmhissmlungssmhavesmdifficultysmremovingsmitsmfr
omsmthesmbloodstream.

Hissmsodiumsmlevelsmissmdecreasedsmduesmtosmhypervolemia.

HissmK+smissmelevatedsmbecause,smassmH+smmovessminsidesmofsmcellssminsmansmattemptsmto
smgetsmitsmoutsmofsmthesmbloodstream,smK+smmovessmfromsmcellssmintosmthesmbloodstream.



Asmhormonesmpanelsmwassmdonesmonsmasmpatientsmwithsmcongestivesmheartsmfailuresmands
mfluidsmvolumesmoverload.smWhichsmelevatedsmhormonesmonsmthesmpatient'ssmchartsmissmin

dicativesmofsmthesmbody'ssmattemptsmtosmreducesmthesmfluidsmoverload?

Antidiureticsmhormonesm(ADH)

Brainsmnatriureticsmpeptidesm(BNP)

Aldosterone

Reninsm-smanswer--BNP

BNPsmissmreleasedsmwhensmfluidsmvolumesmexcesssmissmpresent.

Normalsmsodiumsmlevelsm-smanswer--135-145

Hyponatremiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sx?sm-smanswer--Nasm<sm135

Losssmofsmenergysmorsmfatigue
Nauseasmandsmvomiting
Headache
Confusion
Musclesmspasms
Lowsmbloodsmpressure

,Darksmscantysmurine
Irritability,smdisorientationsmandsmneurologicalsmmanifestations
Seizures

Hypernatremiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sxsm-smanswer--Nasm>sm145

Excessivesmthirst
Extremesmfatigue
Confusion
Musclesmtwitchingsmorsmspasms
Restlessness
Seizures

Normalsmpotassiumsmlevelsm-smanswer--3.5-5.0

Hypokalemiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sxsm-smanswer--Ksm<sm3.5

#Musclesmfatigue/cramping
#Nausea,smvomiting,smconstipation
#Cardiacsmdysrhythmias
#Paresthesiasm(numbness/tingling)

Hyperkalemiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sx?sm-smanswer--Ksm>sm5.0

Musclesmweakness/paralysis
Paresthesiasm(numbness/tingling)
Cardiacsmdysrhythmias
Cardiacsmarrest/MI

Normalsmcalciumsmlevelsm-smanswer--8.5-10.5

Hypocalcemiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sx?sm-smanswer--
Calciumsm<sm8.5

Overexcitabilitysmofsmthesmmuscles
Musclesmtwitching
Paresthesiasm(numbness/tingling)
ChvosteksmandsmTrousseausmsignsm(twitchingsmonsmthesmcheeksmwhensmtouched)
Cardiacsmdysrhythmias

Hypercalcemiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sx?sm-smanswer--
Calciumsm>sm10.5

Musclesmweakness
Losssmofsmmusclesmtone
Spontaneoussmfractures
Kidneysmstones
Cardiacsmdysrhythmias

Normalsmmagnesiumsmlevelsm-smanswer--1.6-2.6

, Hypomagnesemiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sx?sm-smanswer--
Magnesiumsmlevelsm<sm1.6

Tremors
Hyperreflexia
Insomnia
Musclesmcramps
Irregularsmheartsmbeat

Hypermagnesemiasmissmindicatedsmbysmwhatsmlabsmresult?smS/Sx?sm-smanswer--
Magnesiumsmlevelsm>sm2.6

Hyporeflexia
Lethargy
Respiratorysmdepression
N/V
Slow/Irregularsmheartsmbeat

Tay-SachssmDiseasesm-smanswer--
Ansmautosomalsmrecessivesminheritedsmgeneticsmdisordersmcausedsmbysmasmrecessivesmall
elesm(chromosomesm15)smthatsmleadssmtosmthesmaccumulationsmofsmcertainsmlipidssminsmthes
mbrain.smSeizures,smblindness,smandsmdegenerationsmofsmmotorsmandsmmentalsmperforma

ncesmusuallysmbecomesmmanifestsmasmfewsmmonthssmaftersmbirth,smfollowedsmbysmdeathsm
withinsmasmfewsmyears.

MarfansmSyndromesm-smanswer--
Inheritedsmautosomalsmdominantsmtraitsm(onlysmonesmabnormalsmcopysmofsmthesmMarfansm
genesminheritedsmfromsmonesmparent)smFBN1smgene.smGeneticsmconnectivesmtissuesmdiso
rdersmthatsmcansmaffectsmaortasmandsmheartsmvalvesmstructures.

**IfsmonesmparentsmhassmMarfansmsyndrome,smeachsmchildsmhassmasm50%smchancesmofsmin
heritingsmthesmabnormalsmgenesmandsmdevelopingsmthesmcondition.smIfsmbothsmparentssmha
vesmthesmcondition,smthesmrisksmofsmtheirsmchildsminheritingsmthesmabnormalsmgenesmandsmd
evelopingsmMarfansmsyndromesmincreasessmtosm75%.

TurnersmSyndromesm-smanswer--
AsmchromosomalsmdisordersminsmfemalessminsmwhichsmeithersmansmXsmchromosomesmissmm
issing,smmakingsmthesmpersonsmXOsminsteadsmofsmXX,smorsmpartsmofsmonesmXsmchromosom
esmissmdeleted.

Underdevelopedsmovariessm(sterile)
Shortsmstaturesm(undersm4'sm7")
Amenorrhea
Webbingsmofsmthesmneck
Edema
Underdevelopedsmbreasts/widesmnipples

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