Patho - quiz 2

Question 1

Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient complains of shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the patient healthcare provider because this patient is most likely experiencing which type of hypersensitivity?

A. Type II
B. Type I
C. Type IV
D. Type III

Answer 1

B. Type I

Question 2

Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress?

A. Diabetes Mellitus
B. renal disease
C. increased susceptibility to illness
D. pathological fractures

Answer 2

C. increased susceptibility to illness

Question 3

A 2 day post of heart transplant patient begins to have a fever and signs / symptoms of heart failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing which of the following?

A. host - versus - graft disease
B. graft verus host disease
C. type I, IgE - mediated hypersensitivity
D. Type III, immune complex - mediated hypersensitivity

Answer 3

A. host - versus - graft disease

Question 4

Which of the following patient is at the greatest risk for impaired immune function?

A. 45 year old female who is recently widowed
B. a 79 year old male with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
C. 23 year old female who is 5% above her ideal body weight
D. 89 year old male with controlled hypertension

Answer 4

B. a 79 year old male with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus

Question 5

Which of the following chemical is released from the sympathetic nervous system by the adrenal medulla that is responsible for many of the physiological symptoms of the “fight or flight” response?

A. insulin
B. epinephrine
C. cortisol
D. corticotropin

Answer 5

C. cortisol

Question 6

What disease state results from an inability to differentiate self from non - self?

A. hypersensitivity
B. autoimmunity
C. anaphylaxis
D. immunodeficiency

Answer 6

B. autoimmunity

Question 7

During which of the following stages of general adaptation syndrome (GAS) having the body’s coping methods bene completely utilized?

A. exhaustion
B. alarm
C. transference
D. resistance

Answer 7

A. exhaustion

Question 8

What kind of innate immunity usually involves swelling of tissues?

A. inflammatory response
B. interferons
C. barriers
D. pyrogens

Answer 8

A. inflammatory response