Exam 7: Adaptive Immunity

While planning care for an elderly patient, the nurse remembers that increased age is associated with: (select all that apply)

Which of the following is responsible for initiating clonal selection?

A 23-year-old pregnant female visits her primary care provider for her final prenatal checkup.The primary care provider determines that the fetus has developed an infection in utero.Which of the following would be increased in the fetus at birth?

Direct effects of antibodies include: (select all that apply)

When a patient asks about secondary lymph organs, how should the nurse respond? Secondary lymph organs include: (select all that apply)

An experiment is designed to determine specific cell types involved in cell-mediated immune response.The experimenter is interested in finding cells that attack cells that have specific antigens.Which cells should be isolated?

A 6-year-old female is diagnosed with a bacterial infection of the respiratory system.Which of the following will most likely try to fight the antigen?

Which statement indicates a correct understanding of antibodies? The most abundant class of antibody in the serum is:

A patient has a disease state that results from the secretion of toxins by bacteria.Which medical diagnosis will the nurse see documented on the chart?

A 5-month-old child is admitted to the hospital with recurring respiratory infections.A possible cause of this condition is:

Which of the following statements indicates more teaching is needed regarding secondary lymph organs? ________ is/are a secondary lymphoid organ.

A patient has done research on monoclonal antibodies on the Internet.Which statement indicates a correct understanding? Pure monoclonal antibodies are produced by:

A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard.He experiences a severe allergic reaction and has to go to the ER.The nurse providing care realizes this reaction is the result of:

A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend.Later she is told that the boyfriend is infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Testing reveals that she does not have the disease.How is it possible that she did not contract the disease?

A 20-year-old female is applying for nursing school and is required to be tested for immunity against several illnesses.Testing that looks at which of the following would be the best to determine immunity?

A macrophage was isolated and analyzed for major histocompatibility complex.Which of the following would be expected?

An immunology nurse is caring for a patient.While planning care, which principle will the nurse remember? The primary role of IgA1 is to prevent infections in the:

Which patient will develop active immunity? A patient who:

Which portion of the antibody is responsible for the biologic functions of antibodies?

The predominant antibody of a typical primary immune response is: