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PATHO: 370 WestCoast University,
Week 2 check your
Understanding
questions and answers
An important mediator of a type I hypersensitivity reaction is
histamine.
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified
because they
develop recurrent infections.
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Risk factors for atherosclerosis include
, hyperlipidemia.
The principle Ig mediator of type I hypersensitivity reactions is
IgE.
A 58-year-old woman is seen in the clinic for reports of severe back pain.
Her chest x-ray demonstrates generalized bone demineralization and
compression fracture. Blood studies demonstrate elevated calcium levels.
The most likely diagnosis is
myeloma.
The Philadelphia chromosome is a balanced chromosome translocation
that forms a new gene called
bcr-abl.
A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is
pulmonary embolus.
Which is not a manifestation of acute arterial obstruction?
Purpura
RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh-_____ woman with
an _____ Rh-_____ antibody titer carrying an Rh-_____ fetus.
negative; negative; positive
Venous obstruction leads to edema because it ________ pressure.
increases capillary hydrostatic
A primary effector cell of the type I hypersensitivity response is
mast cells.
The patient is a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with acute lymphoid leukemia
(ALL). As part of treatment, the patient must undergo several weeks of
chemotherapy. The most serious complication of chemotherapy is
infection.
While in the hospital for management of acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), a
patient develops severe thrombocytopenia. The most appropriate action
for this condition is
activity restriction.
The hypersensitivity reaction that does not involve antibody production is
type
I
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