A 45-year-old man has received a series of
immunizing drugs in preparation for a trip to a developing country. Within hours, his wife brings him to the emergency department because he has developed edema of the face, tongue, and throat and is having trouble breathing. The nurse suspects that, based on the patient's history and symptoms, he is experiencing which condition?
a. Serum sickness
b. Cross-sensitivity
c. Thrombocytopenic purpura
d. Adenopathy
ANS: A
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