Explain the reason for this complication
What will be an ideal response?
Unlike non-smokers, whose basement membranes are in general not compromised in pulmonary alveoli, smokers have alveoli that are damaged as a result of chronic exposure to cigarette smoke. Damage provides a gateway by which autoantibodies can gain access to basement membranes, where they become deposited, activate complement, and cause rupture of alveolar blood vessels.
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A nursing instructor is teaching pharmacology to student nurses. What will the nursing instructor include as the four major components of pharmacokinetics?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. How drugs move from the site of administration to circulating fluids B. How drugs are converted to a form that is easily removed from the body C. How drugs change body illnesses and pathogens D. How drugs are transported throughout the body E. How drugs are removed from the body
Which of the following is correct for immunofixation electrophoresis?
a. After electrophoresis, a trough is cut parallel to the direction of the current and is filled with antibody. b. After electrophoresis, a trough is cut perpendicular to the direction of the current and is filled with antibody. c. After electrophoresis, antibody is placed directly over the gel. d. Before electrophoresis, antibody is placed in the gel.
A/An _________________________ is the surgical removal of a nephrolith through an incision in the back.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Data on drug misuse is largely based on which population?
a. African Americans and Hispanics b. Organized crime dealers c. Arrestees and those in treatment programs d. Low class workers