Wgu Pathology Pre-Assessment Questions With Complete Solutions

Glomerulonephritis {Ans: A patient has a urinary system infection characterized by a blockage of the kidney's nephrons, causing a reduction in the rate of blood filtration.}Subdural hematoma {Ans: A patient has slurred speech, difficulty walking, and dilated pupils. Which condition does this describe?}Warm to touch {Ans: A patient's records indicate a diagnosis of a staph skin infection which caused a boil to develop on the patient's buttock region. Symptoms included red, swollen skin with pus. Which additional symptom can appear in the affected area?}Peptic ulcer {Ans: An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) result showed evidence of bleeding and circumscribed lesions in the duodenum, which was sent for biopsy. Pathological findings are positive for H. pylori. The patient is being treated with antibiotics and supplemental RBC.}Malaria {Ans: A patient presents with anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to the destruction of red blood cells. Which infectious disease does this describe?}Pulmonary tuberculosis {Ans: A patient's lung X-ray shows lesions of calcified inflamed granular tissue. Biopsy shows necrosis of lung tissue. Which disease does this patient have?}