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IMMUNOLOGY AND HEMO
CCRN
Question | Answer |
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Which cell, known as the "helper cell," is vital in activating the immune response? | T4 lymphocyte |
Which components of the immune system is referred to as "cell-mediated" in its immune response? | T lymphocytes |
Which cell plays an active role in suppressing the immune response once the antigenic stimulus has been eliminated? | T8 lymphocyte |
Which components of the white blood cell count makes up the largest percent of the differential? | SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS |
MACROPHAGES | SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS BAND NEUTROPHILS MONOCYTES |
Which cell would have the ability to remember the Haemophilus antigen fro a prior infection? | LYMPHOCYTES |
Which component of the white blood cell count would be the first to respond to the antigen? | SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS |
Which types of cells produce antibodies? | B lymphocytes through plasma cells |
Which components of the immune system is referred to as "humorally mediated" in its immune response? | B lymphocytes |
Which cell secretes lymphokines (biological response modifiers? | T lymphocyte |
LYMPHOKINES | A.INTERFERON B. INTERLEUKIN C. GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GM-CSF) |
Which antibody mediates allergic reactions? | IgE |
What is the most dominant antibody in adult life? | IgG |
What are common clinical presentations of multiple myeloma? | PATHOLOGIC FRACTURES AND BONE PAIN |
Which immunologic disorder presents with Bence-Jones proteinuria? | ACUTE MYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA |
Which phase of chronic myelocytic leukemia can resemble an acute leukemia? | BLAST CRISIS |
Which condition occurs with the graft-versus-host response to transplanted bone marrow? | THE TRANSPLANTED CELLS REJECT NORMAL CELLS. |
At what point does spontaneous bleeding become a nursing concern in the patient receiving chemotherapy? | PLATELET COUNT < 20,000/mm3 |
Which is the characteristic of disseminated intravascular clotting (DIC)? | INCREASED LEVELS OF FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS. |
The thrombolytic effect of plasmin is due to which action? | BREAKING DOWN OF FIBRIN |
Which test is used to diagnose a hemolytic transfusion reaction? | COOMBS TEST |
What is another name for factor I? | FIBRINOGEN |
Which antibody is naturally present in bodily secretions? | IgA |
What is the first stage in the coagulation process? | ACTIVATION OF THROMBOPLASTIN |
tPA has potential advantages over streptokinase. What are these potential advantages? | It is clot-specific as opposed to systemic and has a shorter half-life. |
Which component is primarily stored in the spleen? | PLATELETS |