✓ NUR 376: EXAM 1 BLUEPRINT COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST 2025–2026 EDITION
Vascular permeability - correct answer -1st response- inflammation mediators (histamines &
bradykinins) cause vessels to dilate & become more permeable, enabling WBC's & platelets to
site of injury
Cellular Chemotaxis - correct answer -body releases chemical that dispatch WBC's & platelets
Systemic Responses - correct answer -FEVER*, pain, sleepiness, lethargy, anemia, & weight loss
Titer - correct answer -the level of antibody within the bloodstream, usually corresponds with
to the level of exposure to the microbe
TB, rubella, any vaccines...
Positive means you have been exposed through infection or vaccine!
HIV - correct answer -attacks CD4 cells- normal range 800-1200 cells/mm^3
Becomes significant when below 500, below 200= aids
E-coli - correct answer -bacteria are acquired by the fecal-oral route, usually in food or
contaminated
water. The bacteria live in the intestines of healthy cattle.
Immunocompetence - correct answer -an individual's ability to protect oneself from infectious
agents because of a strong immune system
,From a young age builds immune defenses & swiftly eliminates many microorganisms as threats
of infection
immunosuppression - correct answer -indicates that there is a defective immune system that is
placing a person at risk for infections.
opportunistic infection - correct answer -which is an infection caused by a microorganism that
flourishes because of a host's deficient immune system
hospital-acquired infection - correct answer -A patient infection caused by microorganisms that
originated within the clinical environment
Difficult to treat bc often caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Type I immediate hypersensitivity - correct answer -Allergy; person produces many IgE
antibodies against a specific allergen
Occurs minutes after contact with allergen; histamine is released
Symptoms include hives, hay fever, asthma, eczema, gastric disturbances, and anaphylactic
shock (a life-threatening severe form)
Type II cytotoxic hypersensitivity - correct answer -Igs attack antigens on cell surface
Antibody-mediated cell lysis results
Blood transfusion reaction is an example of a Type II hypersensitivity
Type III immune complex disorders - correct answer -occur when antigen combines with Ig
within circulation and these complexes are then deposited in tissues
autoimmine disorders
, Type IV delayed hypersensitivity - correct answer -T cell mediated
Previous exposure to antigen primes the T cells
T cell attack does not occur until days after initial exposure (delayed)
Example: poison ivy, transplant rejection
Mantoux test for tuberculosis demonstrates a Type IV hypersensitivity
SLE (systemic lupis erythemantous)-Etiology - correct answer -Cause unknown, risk factors-
genetic predisposition and environmental, estrogen hormones (commonly occurs in women 14-
45-SN), and immunological elements
SLE (systemic lupis erythemantous)- patho - correct answer -Antibodies form immune
complexes that are deposited in organs & tissues such as the skin, heart, joint synovial
membranes, glomeruli of the kidney & lungs
This deposit of immune complexes triggers an inflammation reaction that damages small blood
vessels and various organ membranes
The kidneys are particularly susceptible to inflammation in SLE, termed as
Lupus nephritis.
The lungs also commonly succumb to inflammatory changes such as pneumonitis, pleuritic, and
pulmonary hypertension.
Cardiac involvement in individuals with SLE can cause pericarditis,
endocarditis, and coronary artery disease.
SLE (systemic lupis erythemantous)- clinical manifestations - correct answer -S/S- butterfly rash
(cheeks & nose), fever (higher than 100F- REPORT), joints- painful & swollen (SN)
Labs- (SN)
Creatinine over 1.3 = bad kidney (kidneys hit the hardest)
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST 2025–2026 EDITION
Vascular permeability - correct answer -1st response- inflammation mediators (histamines &
bradykinins) cause vessels to dilate & become more permeable, enabling WBC's & platelets to
site of injury
Cellular Chemotaxis - correct answer -body releases chemical that dispatch WBC's & platelets
Systemic Responses - correct answer -FEVER*, pain, sleepiness, lethargy, anemia, & weight loss
Titer - correct answer -the level of antibody within the bloodstream, usually corresponds with
to the level of exposure to the microbe
TB, rubella, any vaccines...
Positive means you have been exposed through infection or vaccine!
HIV - correct answer -attacks CD4 cells- normal range 800-1200 cells/mm^3
Becomes significant when below 500, below 200= aids
E-coli - correct answer -bacteria are acquired by the fecal-oral route, usually in food or
contaminated
water. The bacteria live in the intestines of healthy cattle.
Immunocompetence - correct answer -an individual's ability to protect oneself from infectious
agents because of a strong immune system
,From a young age builds immune defenses & swiftly eliminates many microorganisms as threats
of infection
immunosuppression - correct answer -indicates that there is a defective immune system that is
placing a person at risk for infections.
opportunistic infection - correct answer -which is an infection caused by a microorganism that
flourishes because of a host's deficient immune system
hospital-acquired infection - correct answer -A patient infection caused by microorganisms that
originated within the clinical environment
Difficult to treat bc often caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Type I immediate hypersensitivity - correct answer -Allergy; person produces many IgE
antibodies against a specific allergen
Occurs minutes after contact with allergen; histamine is released
Symptoms include hives, hay fever, asthma, eczema, gastric disturbances, and anaphylactic
shock (a life-threatening severe form)
Type II cytotoxic hypersensitivity - correct answer -Igs attack antigens on cell surface
Antibody-mediated cell lysis results
Blood transfusion reaction is an example of a Type II hypersensitivity
Type III immune complex disorders - correct answer -occur when antigen combines with Ig
within circulation and these complexes are then deposited in tissues
autoimmine disorders
, Type IV delayed hypersensitivity - correct answer -T cell mediated
Previous exposure to antigen primes the T cells
T cell attack does not occur until days after initial exposure (delayed)
Example: poison ivy, transplant rejection
Mantoux test for tuberculosis demonstrates a Type IV hypersensitivity
SLE (systemic lupis erythemantous)-Etiology - correct answer -Cause unknown, risk factors-
genetic predisposition and environmental, estrogen hormones (commonly occurs in women 14-
45-SN), and immunological elements
SLE (systemic lupis erythemantous)- patho - correct answer -Antibodies form immune
complexes that are deposited in organs & tissues such as the skin, heart, joint synovial
membranes, glomeruli of the kidney & lungs
This deposit of immune complexes triggers an inflammation reaction that damages small blood
vessels and various organ membranes
The kidneys are particularly susceptible to inflammation in SLE, termed as
Lupus nephritis.
The lungs also commonly succumb to inflammatory changes such as pneumonitis, pleuritic, and
pulmonary hypertension.
Cardiac involvement in individuals with SLE can cause pericarditis,
endocarditis, and coronary artery disease.
SLE (systemic lupis erythemantous)- clinical manifestations - correct answer -S/S- butterfly rash
(cheeks & nose), fever (higher than 100F- REPORT), joints- painful & swollen (SN)
Labs- (SN)
Creatinine over 1.3 = bad kidney (kidneys hit the hardest)
