A Negative Heterophile Antibody Test in a Patient with Symptoms

question 31

Multiple Choice

A negative heterophile antibody test in a patient with symptoms of infectious mononucleosis could be caused by what factor if the patient is being treated for cancer?

• A) Infection by another virus
• B) Level of the antibody not high enough to be detected
• C) Immunosuppressed antibody response
• D) CMV infection

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Definitions:

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches individuals to control bodily processes that are typically involuntary, through monitoring and feedback from electrodes.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which was developed by B.F. Skinner to study behavior modification.

Biological Response

A physiological or biochemical reaction of an organism to a specific stimulus, including responses to environmental changes, stress, and diseases.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A neuroimaging procedure that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.