When a Patient Asks the Nurse What Hypersensitivity Is, How

question 26

Multiple Choice

When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond?

• A) Hypersensitivity is a reduced immune response found in most pathological states.
• B) Hypersensitivity is a normal immune response to an infectious agent.
• C) Hypersensitivity is an altered response of the immune system to a sensitizing antigen.
• D) Hypersensitivity is antigenic desensitization.

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