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D 115 / D115 Objective Assessment (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse | Pre- Exam Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - WGU
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is working with a patient who has had two days of severe nausea and vomiting and is diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction. Due to this diagnosis, the APRN knows that the patient may have an acute kidney injury.Which kidney injury coincides with the symptoms described?
Answer:
Prerenal acute
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Question:
A patient experiences numbness and tingling of the feet and hands that has been associated with loss of appetite, occasional epigastric pain, and a deficiency in vitamin B12.Which diagnosis should an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) suspect for this patient?
Answer:
Chronic gastritis
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for an adult patient who fell off a ladder and has a T5 compression and a compound fracture of the femur.
The following assessment data is noted:
Vital signs: BP 102/52
Apical pulse: 48
Weak peripheral pulses Flaccid lower extremities Severe bruising of the femur Which type of shock should the APRN suspect?
Answer:
Neurogenic
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Question:
A patient is experiencing memory loss, irritability, and a hand tremor. An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is concerned that the patient is experiencing hepatic encephalopathy.Which diagnostic lab result should be used to confirm this diagnosis?
Answer:
Ammonia
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is assessing a patient who is diagnosed with hepatitis B. The APRN is aware that the patient is in the icteric phase of the infection.Which finding led the APRN to this conclusion?
Answer:
Jaundice
Question:
An obese, middle-aged patient presents to an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) with complaints of heartburn, chronic cough, frequent wheezing, laryngitis, and sinusitis.Which pathological mechanism is associated with the probable diagnosis?
Answer:
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