WGU D027 Objective Assessment Study Guide (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

WGU D027 Objective Assessment Study

Guide (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced

Pathopharmacological Foundations|

Questions and Verified Answers| 100%

Correct| Grade A

Q: What are symptoms of left sided heart failure?

Answer:

Think PULMONARY. JVD, FVO, rails, S3 murmurs. Number one cause of right sided heart

failure!

Q: What are symptoms of right sided heart failure?

Answer:

Think peripheral vascular. Lower extremity edema, abdominal distension.

Q: What is the gold standard lab test for heart failure?

Answer:

BNP. Heart failure is a result greater than 100

Q: What heart disease is worse with exertion?

Answer:

Ischemic heart disease because the demand requirements are higher.


Q: What should you assess before giving Digoxin?

Answer:

Apical pulse

Q: How should Warfarin be started?

Answer:

Start initial dose at half to monitor the effects

Q: What causes the destruction of alveolar walls? Air goes in but can't get out which leads to

hyperinflation

Answer:

Emphysema

Q: What causes excess mucus production and smooth muscle hypertrophy?

Answer:

Bronchitis

Q: What is a chronic inflammatory obstruction of bronchi?

Answer:

Asthma, Triggers cause mucus to clog bronchial tubes.

Q: What causes an overbite and buffalo hump?


Answer:

Endocrine disorder called acromegaly (overproduction of growth hormone)

Q: What causes Addison's disease?

Answer:

Decreased glucocorticoid (due to autoimmune destruction of adrenal cortex)

Q: What causes Cushing's syndrome?

Answer:

excess cortisol

Q: What causes Grave's disease?

Answer:

overproduction of thyroid hormone. HYPERthyroidism.

Q: When should you instruct the patient to take their FIRST dose of antihypertensive?

Answer:

At night to avoid orthostatic hypotension. Educate slow position changes and lay down if

needed.

Q: What are side effects of ACE inhibitors?

Answer:

dry cough

angioedema

hyperkalemia


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