NUR 376 Final Exam Complete Questions And Answers

immunocompetence - Answer-ability to protect one's self from infectious agents due to a strong immune system immunosuppression - Answer-defective immune system increasing the risk for infection opportunistic infection - Answer-infection caused by a microorganism that flourishes because of a deficient immune system (immunodeficiency) hospital-acquired/health-care-acquired infection - Answer-infection that originates within the clinical environment types of hypersensitivities - Answer-I II III IV type I hypersensitivity - Answer-immediate hypersensitivity type I immediate hypersensitivity is a ______ that occurs after _____ binds to ______ and combines with _____ - Answer-rapidly developing immune reaction; IgE; mast cells; antigen other name for type I hypersensitivity - Answer-allergyatopic disorder example of type 1 hypersensitivity - Answer-common allergens: -dust -pollen -animal dander -peanuts -medications type II hypersensitivity - Answer-cytotoxic hypersensitivity type II cytotoxic hypersensitivity is mediated by _____ directed towards _____ - Answer-Igs; antigens present on cell surfaces example of type II hypersensitivity - Answer-blood transfusion reaction due to wrong blood types drug reaction caused by Igs reacting with coated host cells type III hypersensitivity - Answer-complex hypersensitivity type III complex hypersensitivity occurs when ____ combines with _____ within _____ and is then _____ - Answer-antigen; immunoglobulin (Ig); blood circulation;deposited at tissues the deposition of ______ within tissues causes _____ - Answer-Ig complexes/immune complexes; organ dysfunction example of type III hypersensitivity - Answer-systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) type IV hypersensitivity - Answer-delayed hypersensitivity