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Nursing BS 231 Pathophysiology Exam 3 - Portage Learning 100% Verified Questions And Answers (100% Latest Updated 2024.DEFINITE SUCCESS GUARANTED FOR GRADE A+
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Explain the challenges of diagnosing autoimmune disorders. - ✅✅✅There are over 80 identified autoimmune disorders many with overlapping presentations. Many manifestations are nonspecific and are seen in other non-autoimmune diseases. Blood testing isn't perfect either for diagnosing.
What cell is a first responder to phagocytosis of a foreign invader -basophils -eosinophil -monocyte -dendritic cell - ✅✅✅Monocyte
What are the primary cells involved in the adaptive immune response? -neutrophils -antibodies -antigens -lymphocytes - ✅✅✅Lymphocytes
B lymphocytes produce what type of immunity - ✅✅✅Humoral Immunity
Which immunoglobulin is responsible for inflammation and allergic responses and combating parasitic infections? IgA IgE IgG IgD - ✅✅✅IgE
What cell type is an early responder and the most abundant in the body
Lymphocytes Basophils Neutrophils Eosinophils - ✅✅✅Neutrophils
What is not a finding consistent with Graves' disease? Hyperthyroidism Goiter Hypothyroidism Exophthalmos Corneal ulceration - ✅✅✅Hypothyroidism
A 12-year-old female presents with itchy eyes, nasal congestion and drainage, and sneezing every spring when the pollen count is high. (1) Explain the immunologic mechanisms that are responsible for her symptoms. (2) What type(s) of treatment might be used to relieve her symptoms? - ✅✅✅1. Mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils play an important role in the development of type I reactions because they contain histamine.
An antibiotic alone will heal an abscess. If false explain why: - ✅✅✅false, antibiotics can't enter through wall of abscess so drainage needs to take place
An appendectomy is performed on a 16-year-old boy who is hospitalized for right lower quadrant abdominal pain of 18 hours' duration. The surgical specimen is edematous and erythematous. An infiltrate of which of the following cells would be most characteristic of the process occurring here? Neutrophils Eosinophils Basophils
Ankylosing spondylitis Graves' disease - ✅✅✅Ankylosing spondylitis
What are autoantibodies? - ✅✅✅They are produced when the immune system loses its ability to recognize and they act against host tissue
1, A 32-year-old woman presents to the clinic for her initial obstetrics visit, about 10 weeks into her pregnancy. She is in a monogamous relationship. (1) Should an HIV test be part of her initial blood work? Why? (2) An infant is born, and its initial antibody test is positive for HIV. (2) Does this mean the infant is infected? What would be the more appropriate test to detect HIV in this infant? - ✅✅✅Yes. Transmission from mother to infant is the most common way that children become infected.
Which of the following will promote wound healing? Malnutrition Increased blood flow Infection Foreign bodies - ✅✅✅Increased blood flow
Which of the following is a permanent cell Epidermal Hepatocyte Neuron Renal tubular
Intestinal mucosal - ✅✅✅Neuron
As the CD4 T ceel count decreases, the body becomes suseptible to - ✅✅✅Opportunistic infections
The time between HIV infection and seroconversion is called what? - ✅✅✅the window period
A person with HIV is not infectious when they are asymptomatic. T/F - ✅✅✅False
The T cells that display the host's MHC antigens and T-cell receptors for a nonself-antigen are allowed to mature, a process termed negative selection. T/F - ✅✅✅False
What cell mediator is the primary cause of vasodilation seen in acute inflammation? Platelets Histamine Neutrophils Endothelial - ✅✅✅Histamine
Which cell in the blood provides primary hemostasis? Macrophages Endothelial Histamine Platelets - ✅✅✅Platelets