NURS5315 Exam 2 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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NURS5315 Exam 2 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers


Question: The best fluid to order in a patient with sickle cell disease who is
experiencing an acute vaso-occlusive crisis is a _________________ solution


Ans: Hypotonic


Question:Malignant transformation of lymphocytes to Reed Sternberg cells
occurs in _________________________________


Ans: Hodgkin's lymphoma


Question:An adult patient with sickle cell anemia is at the greatest risk for
which type of infection?


Ans: Pneumoccoccal


Question:________ is released in acute inflammation and _________ is
released later in the inflammatory process.


Ans: IL-4; IL-3


Question:Describes the adherence of white blood cells to the vascular wall and
their crossing over to the site of injury

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Ans: Diapedesis


Question:Hemolytic anemia of the newborn results from a _____________
immune response mounted by the _________


Ans: Secondary; mother


Question:Upon second encounter with same pathogen immune system
mounts a faster and more intense response


Ans: anamnestic response


Question:Antibody nucleic acid immune complexes are deposited throughout
the body and trigger an immune response.


Ans: systemic lupus erythematosus


Question:specific immunity produced by B cells that produce antibodies that
circulate in body fluids


Ans: humoral immunity


Question:type of immunity produced by T cells that attack infected or
abnormal body cells


Ans: cell mediated immunity


Question:Which type of immunity is responsible for organ transplantation
rejection?

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Ans: Cell Mediated


Question:a form of long-term, acquired immunity that protects the body
against a new infection as the result of antibodies that develop naturally after
an initial infection or artificially after a vaccination


Ans: active acquired immunity


Question:a form of immunity where the fetus receives antibodies made by the
mother through breast milk or through placental transfer.


Ans: passive acquired immunity


Question:any molecule or chemical group of an organism which acts as an
antigen in inducing antibody formation in another organism but to which the
healthy immune system of the parent organism is tolerant


Ans: self antigens


Question:a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual


Ans: Allergen


Question:Prevents microorganisms from attaching to mucous membranes


Ans: IgA


Question:Antibody produced early in the primary immune response. High
level = recent infection