A Nurse Is Assessing a Worker Who Has Had a Health

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a worker who has had a health reaction to a "safe" low-level exposure. Which of the following most likely describes what has happened?

• A) An allergic reaction
• B) A compromised immune system
• C) Hypersusceptibility
• D) Malnutrition

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Definitions:

Thromboplastin

A plasma protein that catalyzes the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin, playing a crucial role in the blood clotting process.

Serum

The liquid portion of blood that remains after clotting, containing electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, and other soluble substances.

Thrombin

An enzyme in blood plasma that causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended, containing proteins, electrolytes, and nutrients.