Multiple Choice
When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is,how should the nurse respond? Hypersensitivity is best defined as:
A) A reduced immune response found in most pathologic states
B) A normal immune response to an infectious agent
C) An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system to a sensitizing antigen
D) Antigenic desensitization
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