The client recently diagnosed with SLE asks the nurse, "What is SLE and how did I get it?" Which statement best explains the scientific rationale for the nurse's response?
1. SLE occurs because the kidneys do not filter antibodies from the blood
2. SLE occurs after a viral illness as a result of damage to the endocrine system
3. There is no known identifiable reason for a client to develop SLE
4. This is an autoimmune disease that may have a genetic or hormonal component
4. This is an autoimmune disease that may have a genetic or hormonal component
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A) Presentation of a foreign antigen by a familiar immunoglobulin B) Recognition of a foreign major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule C) Recognition of a foreign peptide bound to a self-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule D) Cytokine stimulation of a T lymphocyte with macrophage or dendritic cell mediation
Medical researchers would use the term cohort design for a retrospective design
A) True B) False
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a. true b. false