WGU D027 Final Exam (New 2023/ 2024
Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological
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QUESTION
Neuropathy - medications
Answer:
Gabapentin (Neurontin) Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Pregabalin (Lyrica)
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Hydrotherapy - uses
Answer:
Helps with multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis
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Pneumothorax - definition/testing
Answer:
collapsed lung - air between lungs and chest cavity - percussion is hyper-resonant
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Hemothorax - definition/testing
Answer:
collapsed lung - blood between lungs and chest cavity - percussion is dullness on both anterior
and posterior
QUESTION
Tuberculosis - testing
Answer:
Tuberculin skin test - inject 0.1 of tuberculin PPD into forearm ID, after 48-72 hours if
induration is >15mm the test is positive(if >5mm = positive to immunocompromised, if >10mm
= positive to people born in countries with TB and/or work in areas with high-risk
Chest X-Ray or CT - white spots in lungs where the immune system has walled off
TB
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Tuberculosis - medications
Answer:
Isoniazid Rifampin - don't take with oral contraceptives Ethambutol
Pyrazinamide
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Thyroid levels
Answer:
TSH - 0.5-5.0 mIU/L T3 - 80-220 ug/dL
T4 - 5-12 ug/dL
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Hyperthyroidism - assessment
Answer:
Increase HR, dysrhythmia, angina, stimulated CNS (nervous, insominia, rapid thoughts/speech),
skeletal muscles weak/atrophy, increase metabolic rate, increased appetite, warm/moist skin,
intolerant to heat
QUESTION
Hyperthyroidism - medications
Answer:
Propylthiouracil (PTU) Methimazole (Papazole)
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Hypothyroidism - assessment
Answer:
Pale, puffy, expressionless face, cold/dry skin, brittle hair and hair loss, lowered HR and
temperature, lethargy, fatigue, cold intol- erance
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Hypothyroidism - medications
Answer:
Levothyroxin (synthroid)
QUESTION
Crohn's Disease - defintion
Answer:
inflammation/scarring of the digestive tract, throughout intestines (generally small intestine),
patients with atopic dermati- tis/eczema have increased risk
QUESTION
Crohn's Disease - s/s
Answer:
skip lesions (mucosal lesions where inflammation ex- ists), cobble stones on biopsy, intestinal
bleeding, chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain/cramping, fistula, fissure, ileus, mouth ulcers, worse
AFTER eating
QUESTION
Crohn's Disease - testing
Answer:
Antibodies - anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae anti- body test for ASCA protein
CBC to check h/h, heme occult for blood in stoole, CRP and ESR for inflammation, electrolyte
panel, iron/b12
QUESTION
Crohn's Disease - diagnosis
Answer:
kidney/ureter/blader x-ray, colonoscopy/sigmoi- doscopy to check for lesions, barium xray o [Show Less]