When a Patient Asks the Nurse What Hypersensitivity Is, How

question 12

Multiple Choice

When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond? Hypersensitivity is best defined as:

• A) a reduced immune response found in most pathologic states.
• B) a normal immune response to an infectious agent.
• C) an excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system to a sensitizing antigen.
• D) antigenic desensitization.

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