Immunocompromised patients
A. are especially sensitive to medications.
B. do not have the normal ability to fight off disease.
C. are limited in their ability to function physiologically.
D. tend to shy away from social interactions.
E. are more likely to trip and fall than other patients.
B. do not have the normal ability to fight off disease.
The immune system of an immunocompromised patient is not functioning at a normal level, so this patient is at greater risk than the average person for becoming sick.
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