In which patient should the nurse be most concerned about immunodeficiency disorder?
a. The patient taking desensitization injections (immunotherapy)
b. The patient on long-term radiation therapy for cancer
c. The overweight patient
d. The patient recently diagnosed with lupus erythematosus
ANS: B
Radiation destroys lymphocytes and depletes the stem cells. Prolonged radiation depresses the bone marrow.
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