A Patient Comes into the Emergency Department with Itching, Swelling

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient comes into the emergency department with itching, swelling, and slight shortness of breath after being stung by a bee 20 minutes ago. The nurse bases care of this patient on the pathophysiology of which hypersensitivity reaction?

• A) Type I IgE-mediated hypersensitivity
• B) Type II cytotoxic hypersensitivity
• C) Type III immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity
• D) Type IV delayed hypersensitivity

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