Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 37

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Halley is a 62-year-old female, previously healthy with no significant medical history, and no known allergies. She is admitted to your medical-surgical floor for an infectious disease work-up. Halley has been experiencing generalized pain and nausea for the past 3 weeks, and recently developed a fever. The doctors at the urgent care center, and then the emergency department, were perplexed by her presentation. You have been ordered to perform several tests: complete blood count (CBC) , C-reactive protein (CRP) , eosinophil sedimentation rate (ESR) , blood culture, urine culture, and a lumbar puncture with cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) culture and cell count. You are also collecting a sputum culture, as well as swabbing her nose with a culturette, and performing a nasal wash.
-Halley's CRP came back markedly elevated.What finding does this point to?

• A)An elevated CRP is a highly sensitive urinary tract infection marker.
• B)An elevated CRP points to inflammation from any of a variety of sources.
• C)An elevated CRP shows elevated levels of vitamin C in the blood.
• D)An elevated CRP points to a bacterial infection and nothing else.

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Definitions:

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells in the early embryo, giving rise to structures such as the skin, nails, and hair, as well as the nervous system.

Inner Cell Mass

A group of cells inside the early embryo that will eventually develop into the body of the organism.

Digestive System

The complex series of organs and glands responsible for the breakdown, digestion, and absorption of nutrients from food into the body.

Lungs

Organs found in the respiratory system, responsible for gas exchange between the air and the bloodstream.