Critical to Caring for the Immunocompromised Patient Is the Understanding

question 26

Multiple Choice

Critical to caring for the immunocompromised patient is the understanding that

• A) the immunocompromised patient has normal white blood cell ( WBC ) physiology.
• B) the immunosuppression involves a single element or process.
• C) infection is the leading cause of death in these patients.
• D) immune incompetence is symptomatic even without pathogen exposure.

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