WGU D115 Exam Bundle

Define ankylosing spondylitis - ANSWERchronic inflammatory joint disease Stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac joints What is the most common cause of a corner metaphyseal fx in a child younger than 12 months of age? - ANSWERTransverse tibia fracture resulting from physical abuse ...

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is working with patients at an eating disorder clinic. One patient is a 64-year-old woman with a long history of anorexia nervosa. Which health promotion intervention is appropriate for this patient due to complications of her disease process? Encouragi...

A patient presents to an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) complaining of diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and right lower quadrant tenderness. Diagnostic tests reveal deficiencies in folic acid, vitamin D, and calcium. The APRN suspects Crohn disease. What is the pathological mechanism of this d...

Symptoms of Chronic suppurative otitis media - ANSWERChronic suppurative otitis media- will have hearing loss, purulent drainage, ear pain. What is Gate Control Theory - ANSWERpain transmission is modulated by a balance of impulses conducted to the spinal cord where cells in the substantia gelat...

How many months of unprotected intercourse with the same partner with an inability to conceive would be considered infertility? - ANSWERInfertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse with the same partner. A student is learning about pelvic inflamma...

Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? - ANSWERSex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed. In which two conditions are chromosomal abnormalities the leading known cause? - ANSWERI...

What is needed for osteoclast actiation - ANSWERRANKL What leads to primary osteoporosis - ANSWERalterations in RANKL/OPG system lead to dysregulation Type IX collagen does what - ANSWERThe glue that holds together the type two collagen acaffold of articular cartliage osteosarcoma looks li...

Crohn disease can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the oropharynx to the perianal area. Diseased segments frequently are separated by intervening normal bowel, leading to the term "skip areas." Inflammation can be transmural, often extending through to the serosa, resulting in s...

Which statement is true regarding renal blood flow? No autoregulation is found in renal blood flow. The kidneys receive 50% of cardiac output. The kidneys receive mL of blood per minute. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is not related to renal blood flow. - ANSWERThe kidneys receive almost ...

Which two processes are involved in platelet activation? Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) inactivation Aggregation Adhesion - ANSWERPlatelet activation involves three linked processes: (1) adhesion, (2) activation, and (3) aggregation. Platelet activation stimuli include epinephrine, thrombin, and collag...

Autoregulation of renal blood flow - ANSWERprevents large changes in GFR when there are increases/decreases in BP; regulated neural and hormonal regulation renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system - ANSWER-decreased blood pressure causes the juxtaglomerular cells of kidneys to secrete renin which con...

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Cri du chat syndrome - ANSWERA deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 associated with an array of congenital malformations, the most characteristic of which is an infant cry that resembles a meowing cat. Turner Syndrome - ANSWERA chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome ...