Wgu Pathophysiology D236 Latest (Exam - Questions & Answers (Rated A+) Best 2024) Questions And Answers 2023

risk factors for renal cancer {Ans: smoking, overweight, HTN}common treatments for prostate and testicular cancers {Ans: orchiectomy or radiation}Chron's disease {Ans: A chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the digestive tract, chronic symptoms: diarrhea, sores, fistula, weight loss}What is a pulmonary embolism? What is a fat embolism? When might a patient develop a pulmonary embolism? When might a patient develop a fat embolism? How are they treated? {Ans: Pulmonary embolism is when a blood clot is lodge in a pulmonary artery, usually caused by a traveling clot getting lodged. A fat embolism is when a clot of fat cells disrupts blood flow, usually after a bone fracture. PEs are treated with anticoagulants to thin the blood, while there is no specific treatment for FEs.}basal cell carcinoma {Ans: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often characterized by light or pearly nodules. Rarely metastasize, most common on face due to sun exposure}GERD cause {Ans: failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to close}pneumothorax {Ans: air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall}Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis {Ans: Carbon dust, seen in coal miners. Massive