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Question 1 of 5

T cell receptor and B cell receptor genes both undergo:

A. Somatic hypermutation

B. Germline gene rearrangement

C. Isotype switching

D. Both A and B are correct

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Germline gene rearrangement

Question 2 of 5

A common collaborative problem related to both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia is which potential complication?

A. Seizures

B. Paralysis

C. Dysrhythmias

D. Acute kidney injury

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Dysrhythmias

Question 3 of 5

An 82-year-old male patient with pneumonia who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) is beginning to have decreased cognitive function. What should the nurse first suspect as a potential cause of this change?

A. Fatigue

B. Infection

C. ICU psychosis

D. Medication allergy

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: ICU psychosis

Question 4 of 5

What is the immunologic term to indicate the process that eliminates developing T cells whose T-cell receptors bind too strongly to self-peptide/MHC complexes?

A. Negative selection

B. Positive selection

C. Peripheral tolerance

D. Lineage commitment

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Negative selection

Question 5 of 5

Kinds of innate immunity barriers are

A. External barriers such as Skin, Secretions, Mucous membranes

B. Internal defenses such as Inflammatory response

C. A & B

D. Non

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A & B

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