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dakota nelson

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As the disease progresses, symptoms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) become evident when which of the cells of the immune system decrease?
 
  a. B cells c. neutrophils
  b. macrophages d. CD4 T cells

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A client who has sickle-cell disease comes to the emergency room with fever, severe pain, and swollen and immobile joints. The nurse should recognize that the client's symptoms result from:
 
  a. alcohol ingestion
  b. inconsistent blood levels of prescribed daily medication
  c. sickle-cell crisis
  d. infection such as pneumonia



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Answer to Question 1

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CD4 T cells are the immune response for cellular immunity. HIV attach to the T cells, causing depletion. B cells are the humoral immune response system.

Answer to Question 2

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Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic disorder of hemoglobin abnormality that occurs most frequently in African Americans. Sickle-cell crisis can be precipitated by any situation that decreases oxygenation, including fatigue, infection, and emotional stress; when RBCs become sickled, they create circulatory problems caused by vessel obstruction and rupture, leading to chronic anemia. Symptoms include fatigue, jaundice, dyspnea, arrhythmias, and leg ulcers; symptoms of crisis include severe pain, fever, and decreased blood supply to various organs.





 

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