The nurse recognizes that the patient is at increased risk of infection due to the inability to replace which of these types of immunoglobulins?
a. IgM
b. IgE
c. IgA
d. IgG
ANS: C
IgA cannot be replaced, increasing infections.
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1) Reviewing past 10 years of medical records 2) Doing a complete physical assessment 3) Doing a review of systems 4) Assessing orientation and mental status
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