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leo leo

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A 10-year-old presents with abdominal swelling, night sweats, fever, and weight loss. He is di-agnosed with Burkitt lymphoma. Upon obtaining the history, which of the following is the most likely cause?
 
  a. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  b. Adenovirus
  c. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
  d. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

Question 2

For a patient experiencing hypersplenism, the nurse expects the erythrocytes to be:
 
  a. proliferated.
  b. activated.
  c. sequestered.
  d. infected.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
EBV is associated with almost all cases of Burkitt lymphoma. Burkitt lymphoma is not associat-ed with CMV, adenovirus, or HPV.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Hypersplenism results in sequestering, not proliferation, activation, or infection, of the blood cells.


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Wow, this really help

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