Without prior exposure to an antigen, which cells are able to destroy some types of tumor cells and some virus-infected cells?
a. Lymphocytes
b. Plasma cells
c. Megakaryocytes
d. Natural killer (NK) cells
Answer: d. Natural killer (NK) cells
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Which assessment finding would cause the greatest concern in providing nursing care to a client with mitral stenosis?
A) Decreased pulmonary pressure B) Increased cardiac output C) Decreased right ventricular pressure D) Increased left atrial pressure
A client with hyperthyroidism has been reading about PTU on the internet. The client asks the nurse, "How do antihormones work to help my condition?" Which is the nurse's best response?
1. "Your body has been affected by too much thyroid hormone. PTU is a drug that can block your body's response to thyroid hormone." 2. "Antihormones oppose the action of estrogen, which allows thyroid to regain its effectiveness." 3. "PTU regenerates your thyroid gland and causes normal tissue to regrow, so the effects of too much thyroid will disappear." 4. "PTU replaces your abnormal thyroid hormone with normal thyroid hormone."
Philo was deprived of REM sleep during an experiment in the sleep lab last night. We could reasonably expect that tonight he will _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
A patient takes an antispasmodic and an occasional antidiarrheal medication to treat IBS. The patient comes to the clinic and reports having dry mouth, difficulty urinating, and more frequent constipation
The primary care NP notes a heart rate of 92 beats per minute. The NP should: a. prescribe a TCA. b. discontinue the antidiarrheal medication. c. encourage the patient to increase water intake. d. lower the dose of the antispasmodic medication.