A patient is diagnosed with a type I hypersensitivity reaction. ...

[Davideckstein7]

A patient is diagnosed with a type I hypersensitivity reaction. The nurse recognizes that which chemical mediators caused the patient's symptoms?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. histamine
  2. complement
  3. autoantibodies
  4. erythrocytes
  5. kinins

Question 2

The nurse is planning care for an older patient. Which factors does the nurse realize are affecting this patient's immune status?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. environmental pollution
  2. a chronic illness
  3. presence of autoantibodies
  4. nutritional status
  5. quality of sleep and rest

[JaynaD87]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,5

Histamine, complement, and kinins are chemical mediators released by the mast cells in a Type I hypersensitivity reaction. Autoantibodies and erythrocytes are not released by the mast cells in a Type I hypersensitivity reaction.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4

Environmental pollution, chronic diseases, autoantibodies, and nutritional status all affect the older person's immune status. Quality of sleep and rest are not identified as affecting the older person's immune status.

[Davideckstein7]

Excellent

[cassie_ragen]

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