A patient experiencing immotile cilia syndrome should be frequently assessed by the nurse for which priority complication?

A)
Epistaxis resulting from loss of cilia in the nasal passageway
B)
Bronchiectasis due to interferences with clearance of inhaled bacteria along the respiratory tract
C)
Sterility caused by inability of the sperm to swim downstream
D)
Inability to hear soft sounds related to kinocilium on the hair cells in the inner ear


Ans:
B

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Immotile cilia syndrome immobilizes the cilia of the respiratory tract, thus interfering with clearance of inhaled bacteria, leading to the chronic lung disease called bronchiectasis.

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