WGU Pathophysiology (Latest 2023 - 2024)
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- Which types of tissue most often develop tumors?
Answer: Epithelial and connective tissues
- What are the following benign tumors?
Answer: Papilloma - A wart Lipoma - begins in
the fatty tissue Myoma - Fibroid Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
- What are sarcomas?
Answer: They are tumors that can be found anywhere and begin in
connective tissue
- What are the early signs of lymphoma
Answer: Fevers and night sweats
- 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
- 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) 1 / 2
Papule - A firm raised area of the skin (such as a pimple) Excoriation (scratch in the skin)
- Define the following
Answer:
Laceration Fissure Ulcer Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn: 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
- 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.
- What is Tissue destruction involving only the epidermal layer of
the skin-
Answer: superficial.
- What are two signs of allergic skin reactions
Answer: Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
- What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin?
Answer: Pemphigus, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus are all
autoimmuse diseases involving the skin.
- Damage to what can disturb equilibrium?
Answer: Semicircular canals in the ear
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