Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 34: Immunologic Disorders
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. Neutrophils—most common white blood cell (WBCs), fight infection; monocytes—
enter tissue as macrophage, fight infection, destroyed during phagocytosis;
eosinophils—combat parasitic infection, associated with allergic reactions and other
2. The body initially responds to an injury by dilating the capillary bed and increasing
3. Blood tests (complete blood count, antinuclear antibody), blood cultures, sputum
5. Lung, blood, skin, urinary tract, and gastrointestinal tract
6. The acute leukemias are initially treated using high doses of chemotherapy. After the
initial high dose of chemotherapy (induction therapy), patients with acute
7. Type I—can be either local, resulting in local swelling and discomfort, or systemic,
resulting in anaphylaxis and possible death if not treated promptly, mediated by IgE
reacting to common allergens; type II—occurs with a mismatched blood transfusion
8. Immune thrombocytopenia purpura is an antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder in
9. The immune system will recognize the transplanted organ as foreign and try to