Exam 8: Infection and Defects in Mechanisms of Defense

A 15-year-old male suffers from severe hemorrhage following a motor vehicle accident.He is given a blood transfusion, but shortly afterward the red blood cells are destroyed by agglutination and lysis.Which of the following blood type transfusion type matches would cause this?

When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond? Hypersensitivity is best defined as:

Which information would indicate more teaching is needed regarding hypersensitivity reactions? Type _______ hypersensitivity reactions involve an antibody response.

An infant is experiencing hemolytic disease of the newborn.Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in the infant's history and physical?

A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV.Which of the following treatments would be most effective?

The nurse would correctly respond that the etiology of a congenital immune deficiency is due to a(n):

When a nurse notices that a patient has type O blood, the nurse realizes that anti-_____ antibodies are present in the patient's body.

When a nurse cares for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the nurse remembers this disease is an example of:

When the immunologist says that pathogens possess infectivity, what is the immunologist explaining? Infectivity allows pathogens to:

A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex-mediated disease is:

A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).Which decreased lab finding would be expected to accompany this virus?

What is the chance that two siblings share both HLA haplotypes, making them a good match for an organ transplant from one to the other?

An immunologist is discussing endotoxin production.Which information should the immunologist include? Endotoxins are produced by:

Which information indicates a correct understanding of viral vaccines? Most viral vaccines contain:

A patient presents with poison ivy on the extremities, face, and buttocks after an initial exposure 48 hours ago.This condition is an example of:

When the immunologist says that pathogens possess virulence, what does virulence mean?

A 40-year-old female is diagnosed with SLE.Which of the following findings would be considered a symptom of this disease?

A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Which symptoms are a result of a type II hypersensitivity?

A 30-year-old female complains of fatigue, arthritis, rash, and changes in urine color.Laboratory testing reveals anemia, lymphopenia, and kidney inflammation.Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the following is also likely to be present?

What common symptom should be assessed in individuals with immunodeficiency?