For a person to be immunocompetent, which processes need to be ...

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For a person to be immunocompetent, which processes need to be functional and interact appropriately with each other? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Antibody-mediated immunity
  b. Cell-mediated immunity
  c. Inflammation
  d. Red blood cells
  e. White blood cells

Question 2

A client receiving muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3) asks the nurse how the drug works. What response by the nurse is best?
 
  a. It increases the elimination of T lymphocytes from circulation.
  b. It inhibits cytokine production in most lymphocytes.
  c. It prevents DNA synthesis, stopping cell division in activated lymphocytes.
  d. It prevents the activation of the lymphocytes responsible for rejection.

[Anonymous]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C
The three processes that need to be functional and interact with each other for a person to be immunocompetent are antibody-mediated immunity, cell-mediated immunity, and inflammation. Red and white blood cells are not processes.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3) is a monoclonal antibody that works to increase the elimination of T lymphocytes from circulation. The corticosteroids broadly inhibit cytokine production in most leukocytes, resulting in generalized immunosuppression. The main action of all antiproliferatives (such as azathioprine Imuran) is to inhibit something essential to DNA synthesis, which prevents cell division in activated lymphocytes. Calcineurin inhibitors such as cyclosporine (Sandimmune) stop the production and secretion of interleukin-2, which then prevents the activation of lymphocytes involved in transplant rejection.