PATHO - CHAPTER 11 DISORDERS OF
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which aadiagnostic aatest aawould aabe aaordered aaby aathe aaprimary aahealthcare
aaprovider aato aaconfirm aasarcoidosis? aa- aaAnswer aaChest aax-ray
A aaclient aais aasuffering aafrom aascleroderma. aaWhich aasymptom aamight aadevelop aain
aathe aaclient aaon aaexposure aato aacold? aa- aaAnswer aaRaynaud's aaphenomenon
A aaregistered aanurse aais aateaching aaa aastudent aanurse aaabout aarheumatoid aaarthritis.
aaAssess aathe aastatements aamade aaby aathe aastudent aanurse aaand aachoose aathe
aastatement aathat aaindicates aathe aaneed aafor aafurther aateaching. aa- aaAnswer
aa"Rheumatoid aaarthritis aaand aaosteoarthritis aahave aasimilar aaetiologies."
A aaclient aawith aarheumatoid aaarthritis aahas aaSjögren's aasyndrome. aaWhat aashould
aabe aaincluded aain aathe aacare aaplan aaof aathe aaclient aato aatreat aaSjögren's
aasyndrome? aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
Administration aaof aaophthalmic aasolution
Thymus aagland aatransplant
ART aaregimen
Including aacitrus aafruits aain aathe aadiet
Administration aaof aamedications aato aastimulate aasalivary aagland aafunction aa- aaAnswer
aa- aaAdministration aaof aaophthalmic aasolution
- aaAdministration aaof aamedications aato aastimulate aasalivary aagland aafunction
A aaclient aadevelops aaitching, aaskin aaerythema, aaand aatongue aaedema aaimmediately
aaafter aahaving aapeanuts. aaOn aaexamination, aathe aaclient aais aafound aato aahave aalow
aablood aapressure. aaWhat aamedication aawould aabe aagiven aato aatreat aathis aacondition?
aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
Intranasal aacorticoid
Glucocorticoid
Antihistamine
Epinephrine
Aspirin aa- aaAnswer aaGlucocorticoid
, Antihistamine
Epinephrine
A aaregistered aanurse aais aateaching aaa aastudent aanurse aaabout aathe aacauses aaof
aaIgA aadeficiency. aaWhich aastatement aaby aathe aastudent aaindicates aathe aaneed aafor
aafurther aateaching? aa- aaAnswer aa"IgA aadeficiency aais aaa aavery aarare aaprimary
aaimmune aadisorder."
Hypogammaglobulinemia aais aa___________________. aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
a aadisorder aaof aaB aacells aaonly.
a aadisorder aaof aaboth aaB aaand aaT aacells.
always aaa aaprimary aaimmunodeficiency.
a aacondition aathat aacan aabe aaacquired aaor aacaused aaby aagenetic aadefects.
a aadisorder aaof aaT aacells aaonly. aa- aaAnswer aa- aaa aadisorder aaof aaB aacells aaonly.
- aaa aacondition aathat aacan aabe aaacquired aaor aacaused aaby aagenetic aadefects.
What aamay aayou aaexpect aain aaDiGeorge aasyndrome? aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
Life-threatening aacondition
Poorly aadeveloped aathymus aagland
Mild aasigns aaand aasymptoms
Elevated aaT aacell aalevels
Genetic aacause aa- aaAnswer aa- aaLife-threatening aacondition
- aaPoorly aadeveloped aathymus aagland
- aaGenetic aacause
In aaHIV, aathe aamost aaaccurate aameasurement aaof aathe aadegree aaof aaimmune
aasystem aaimpairment aais aa_________________. aa- aaAnswer aaCD4 aacount
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aaresults aain aaclassification aaof aaAIDS? aa- aaAnswer aaCD4
aacount aaof aa190 aacells aaper aamicroliter aaand aaPneumocystic aainfection.
A aaphysician aais aato aasee aaa aapatient aawith aarheumatoid aaarthritis. aaWhich aaarea aaof
aathe aabody aadoes aathe aaphysician aaexpect aato aashow aathe aamost aasigns aaand
aasymptoms aaof aathe aadisease? aa- aaAnswer aaHands aaand aafingers
Rationale: aaRheumatoid aaarthritis aafrequently aaeffects aathe aajoints aaof aathe aahands.
On aathe aalaboratory aawrite-up, aaan aaimmunoglobulin aaE aa(IgE)-mediated aaresponse
aaresulting aain aaurticaria aais aanoted. aaHow aacan aathese aaresults aabe aainterpreted aafor
aathe aapatient? aa- aaAnswer aaYou aahave aaan aaallergic aaresponse.
Rationale: aaIgE's aaand aaurticaria aaare aacommon aain aaallergies.
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which aadiagnostic aatest aawould aabe aaordered aaby aathe aaprimary aahealthcare
aaprovider aato aaconfirm aasarcoidosis? aa- aaAnswer aaChest aax-ray
A aaclient aais aasuffering aafrom aascleroderma. aaWhich aasymptom aamight aadevelop aain
aathe aaclient aaon aaexposure aato aacold? aa- aaAnswer aaRaynaud's aaphenomenon
A aaregistered aanurse aais aateaching aaa aastudent aanurse aaabout aarheumatoid aaarthritis.
aaAssess aathe aastatements aamade aaby aathe aastudent aanurse aaand aachoose aathe
aastatement aathat aaindicates aathe aaneed aafor aafurther aateaching. aa- aaAnswer
aa"Rheumatoid aaarthritis aaand aaosteoarthritis aahave aasimilar aaetiologies."
A aaclient aawith aarheumatoid aaarthritis aahas aaSjögren's aasyndrome. aaWhat aashould
aabe aaincluded aain aathe aacare aaplan aaof aathe aaclient aato aatreat aaSjögren's
aasyndrome? aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
Administration aaof aaophthalmic aasolution
Thymus aagland aatransplant
ART aaregimen
Including aacitrus aafruits aain aathe aadiet
Administration aaof aamedications aato aastimulate aasalivary aagland aafunction aa- aaAnswer
aa- aaAdministration aaof aaophthalmic aasolution
- aaAdministration aaof aamedications aato aastimulate aasalivary aagland aafunction
A aaclient aadevelops aaitching, aaskin aaerythema, aaand aatongue aaedema aaimmediately
aaafter aahaving aapeanuts. aaOn aaexamination, aathe aaclient aais aafound aato aahave aalow
aablood aapressure. aaWhat aamedication aawould aabe aagiven aato aatreat aathis aacondition?
aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
Intranasal aacorticoid
Glucocorticoid
Antihistamine
Epinephrine
Aspirin aa- aaAnswer aaGlucocorticoid
, Antihistamine
Epinephrine
A aaregistered aanurse aais aateaching aaa aastudent aanurse aaabout aathe aacauses aaof
aaIgA aadeficiency. aaWhich aastatement aaby aathe aastudent aaindicates aathe aaneed aafor
aafurther aateaching? aa- aaAnswer aa"IgA aadeficiency aais aaa aavery aarare aaprimary
aaimmune aadisorder."
Hypogammaglobulinemia aais aa___________________. aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
a aadisorder aaof aaB aacells aaonly.
a aadisorder aaof aaboth aaB aaand aaT aacells.
always aaa aaprimary aaimmunodeficiency.
a aacondition aathat aacan aabe aaacquired aaor aacaused aaby aagenetic aadefects.
a aadisorder aaof aaT aacells aaonly. aa- aaAnswer aa- aaa aadisorder aaof aaB aacells aaonly.
- aaa aacondition aathat aacan aabe aaacquired aaor aacaused aaby aagenetic aadefects.
What aamay aayou aaexpect aain aaDiGeorge aasyndrome? aaSelect aaall aathat aaapply.
Life-threatening aacondition
Poorly aadeveloped aathymus aagland
Mild aasigns aaand aasymptoms
Elevated aaT aacell aalevels
Genetic aacause aa- aaAnswer aa- aaLife-threatening aacondition
- aaPoorly aadeveloped aathymus aagland
- aaGenetic aacause
In aaHIV, aathe aamost aaaccurate aameasurement aaof aathe aadegree aaof aaimmune
aasystem aaimpairment aais aa_________________. aa- aaAnswer aaCD4 aacount
Which aaof aathe aafollowing aaresults aain aaclassification aaof aaAIDS? aa- aaAnswer aaCD4
aacount aaof aa190 aacells aaper aamicroliter aaand aaPneumocystic aainfection.
A aaphysician aais aato aasee aaa aapatient aawith aarheumatoid aaarthritis. aaWhich aaarea aaof
aathe aabody aadoes aathe aaphysician aaexpect aato aashow aathe aamost aasigns aaand
aasymptoms aaof aathe aadisease? aa- aaAnswer aaHands aaand aafingers
Rationale: aaRheumatoid aaarthritis aafrequently aaeffects aathe aajoints aaof aathe aahands.
On aathe aalaboratory aawrite-up, aaan aaimmunoglobulin aaE aa(IgE)-mediated aaresponse
aaresulting aain aaurticaria aais aanoted. aaHow aacan aathese aaresults aabe aainterpreted aafor
aathe aapatient? aa- aaAnswer aaYou aahave aaan aaallergic aaresponse.
Rationale: aaIgE's aaand aaurticaria aaare aacommon aain aaallergies.
