A patient was admitted through the emergency department with a fractured skull, ribs, and both femurs sustained from a motor vehicle accident
The nurse realizes that these fractures are going to impact which of the following for this patient? 1. formation of plasma
2. formation of red blood cells
3. immunity
4. antigen-antibody formation
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Rationale: Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow which exists within all bones and consists of both yellow and red marrow. It is the red marrow from which blood cells are formed. By young adulthood, red marrow is confined to specific bones, including the skull, ribs, sternum, ribs, vertebrae, and the ends of the humerus and femur. Because the patient sustained fractures to the skull, ribs, and both femurs, red blood cell formation will be impacted. Plasma is a clear fluid that remains once all of the blood cells are removed. Immunity is the body's ability to fight infection. Antigen-antibody response is what occurs when an infectious organism is introduced into the body.
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