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Status epilepticus
 
  A) may be treated with intravenous diazepam (Valium).
  B) is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures.
  C) develops in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease.
  D) may be mistaken for daydreaming.

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The staff development instructor is planning an inservice for nursing staff on the theories of aging. What should the instructor include about immune dysregulation?
 
  1. Immune cells attack the normal body tissues.
  2. The ability to differentiate between invaders and normal tissues diminishes with age.
  3. The immune system is not able to defend the body from foreign invaders with age.
  4. Changes in the immune system disrupt the regulation of immune process components.


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emilymalinowski12

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Immune dysregulation is caused by changes in the immune system which disrupt the regulation between the components of the immune process. This does not mean that immune cells attack normal body tissues.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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