Removal of specific organs may place the patient at risk for impaired immune function
During the health history, the nurse asks the patient if he has had surgical removal of which organ that may lead to impairment of the immune system?
A) Lung
B) Spleen
C) Colon
D) Pancreas
Ans: B
Feedback: A history of surgical removal of the spleen, lymph nodes, or thymus may place the patient at risk for impaired immune function.
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