Pathophysiology Proctored Exam (Wgu)

Which condition is caused by fatty, fibrous plaques that obstruct the lumen of coronary arteries?

What is the definition of hyperlipidemia?

A 75-year-old patient presents with dyspnea and coughing for the past two days. The patient's physical exam shows jugular venous distention and pitting edema. The patient is admitted, and the physicia

A 22-year-old patient who uses IV drugs presents with intermittent fever with chills, night sweats, weakness, and bloody urine for the past three weeks. On examination, the skin shows pinpoint hemanth

Which symptom is commonly associated with Lyme disease?

A 27-year-old reports hoarseness with dry cough. Examination reveals inflamed vocal cords.

A patient has been diagnosed with COPD. What are two conditions that can lead to this disease?Choose 2 answers

Which are categories of Asthma?

A patient has a chronic digestive disease characterized by intermittent abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. This condition is sometimes referred to as regional

A patient has symptoms of rectal bleeding and vague anal discomfort. Proctoscopy reveals dilated veins in the mucous membrane of anus Which condition is described?

A 32-year-old patient has rectal bleeding, pruritus, and vague discomfort around the anal area after giving birth. The provider describes the disorder to the patient as dilated, tortuous veins in the

A patient arrives at an emergency department with sharp, abdominal pain. On exam, a palpable lump is present in the groin area.

A pregnant female patient presented with complaints of incontinence, polydipsia, and polyphagia. The patient had a 2-week-old, non-healing wound that became infected. An A1C test showed 8.5% of blood

What is a risk factor for increased susceptibility to a urinary tract infection (UTI) in women?

What is removed in a simple nephrectomy?

Which treatment is used for renal cell cancer?

What is a clinical presentation of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)?

What is a common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)?

This disease can be spread from a female patient to her baby during a vaginal delivery. The lesions that are typical of this disease appear near a female patient's vaginal opening. In male patients, t

A female patient presents with chronic dyspareunia, pelvic pain, increased abdominal girth, fever, and vomiting. After an HE4 test and positive abdominal ultrasound, the physician schedules a salpingo

. Which two criteria are signs that hospitalization may be required for a patient with suspected pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? Choose 2 answers.

Which type of cancer may be treated with what is commonly referred to as "chemical castration"?

A patient's record indicates the following signs and symptoms: acute and sudden pelvic pain, a purulent and foul-smelling vaginal discharge, fever, sexual dysfunction, metrorrhea, and rebound pain Whi

A patient's record indicates treatment via cryoablation.