A critical care nurse is caring for a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The patient is not responding to conservative treatments, and her condition is now becoming life-threatening.
The nurse is aware that a treatment option in this case may include what?
A) Hepatectomy
B) Vitamin K administration
C) Platelet transfusion
D) Splenectomy
Question 2
In response to the presence of a bloodborne pathogen, an individual's immune system has mounted a successful response in which antibodies have produced agglutination between offending antigens.
The process of agglutination will be followed by what consequent activity of the immune system?
A) Phagocytosis
B) Opsonization
C) Release of histamine
D) Release of slow-reacting substance
Preventive and Primary Care Services
A computerized patient registration form used by offices with electronic health records.
Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture).
Prevalence and Sex Distribution of Top 10 Autoimmune Diseases Diagnosed in the United States
(a) Chicken pox vesicles. (b) Chicken pox on back of young patient.