A client with a diagnosis of sepsis has received intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) as a partial treatment. The nurse knows which of the following client responses listed below would best suggest an accurate understanding of IVIG treatment?

Question

A)
"These antibodies in the solution have been collected from individuals who have successfully fought off the same infection."
B)
"The IVIG should help stimulate fever, inflammation, and tissue repair in the fight against the infection."
C)
"A big part of my IVIG treatment is actually stimulating and supplementing my immune system to do the work itself."
D)
"The main effect of IVIG is to cause my body to produce more white blood cells to fight infection."

Answer 1

Ans:
C

Feedback:

IVIG involves infusion of pooled antibodies that supplement and stimulate the client's immune system to respond above and beyond its own capacities. It is not collected from individuals who have had similar infections. The primary effect of IVIG is not white blood cell production. Stimulation of fever, inflammation, and tissue repair are more closely associated with cytokine therapy.