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A nursing student asks the nurse to discuss the differences between POAG and angle-closure glaucoma. Which statement by the nurse is correct?
 
  a. Angle-closure glaucoma may be asymp-tomatic until irreversible damage has oc-curred.
  b. Both types are more common in African American patients.
  c. Drug therapy is the definitive treatment for angle-closure glaucoma.
  d. Early treatment with prostaglandin ana-logs can stop the progression of POAG.

Question 2

A patient has a Type IV hypersensitivity (delayed-type hypersensitivity) response to an infection. The nurse understands that which two types of cells are necessary for this response?
 
  a. Antigen-presenting cells and mast cells
  b. Cytolytic T lymphocytes and target cells
  c. Immunoglobulin cells and dendritic cells
  d. Infected macrophages and CD4 helper T cells


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Prostaglandin analogs are first-line agents for treating POAG, and early treatment can stop the progression. Angle-closure glaucoma has a rapid onset of painful symptoms. POAG is more common in African Americans but angle-closure glaucoma is not. Surgery, not drugs, is the de-finitive treatment for angle-closure glaucoma.

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The object of Type IV hypersensitivity (delayed-type hypersensitivity) is to rid the body of bac-teria that replicate within macrophages. The macrophage activates the CD4 cell, which in turn activates the macrophage. The other cells listed are not a part of this response.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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