,1 out of 1 points
When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the
nurse respond? Hypersensitivity is best defined as:
Selected Answer:
Correctc. An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system
to a sensitizing antigen
Correct Answer:
Correctc. An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system
to a sensitizing antigen
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Exhaustion occurs if stress continues and _____ is not successful.
Selected Answer:
Correctc. Adaptation
Correct Answer:
Correctc. Adaptation
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
,Which of the following individuals would be at greatest risk for an
opportunistic infection?
Selected Answer:
Correctc. 24-year-old who is immunocompromised
Correct Answer:
Correctc. 24-year-old who is immunocompromised
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
An infant develops a fever secondary to a bacterial infection. Which of
the following most likely triggered the fever?
Selected Answer:
Correcta. Interleukin-1
Correct Answer:
Correcta. Interleukin-1
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
, A 65-year-old female is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She has
developed muscle wasting. Which of the following substances would be
produced in large quantities to eliminate the tumor cells and cause
muscle wasting?
Selected Answer:
Correctc. Tumor necrosis factor
Correct Answer:
Correctc. Tumor necrosis factor
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which patient will develop active immunity? A patient who:
Selected Answer:
Correcta. Has natural exposure to an antigen or receives an
immunization
Correct Answer:
Correcta. Has natural exposure to an antigen or receives an
immunization
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
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