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Question 1 of 5

While studying for a pharmacology test, a student asks his peers about interferons. What statement about interferons is accurate?

A. They stimulate B-lymphocyte activity.
B. They interfere with multiplication of stem cells.
C. They stimulate growth and differentiation of lymphoid cells into lymphocytes.
D. They interfere with the ability of viruses in infected cells to replicate.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: They interfere with the ability of viruses in infected cells to replicate.

Question 2 of 5

The nursing class is studying monoclonal antibodies. What monoclonal antibody reacts to human T cells, disabling them and acting as an immune suppressor?

A. Adalimumab
B. Cetuximab
C. Rituximab
D. Muromonab-CD3

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Muromonab-CD3

Question 3 of 5

A 30-year-old woman has been diagnosed with leukemia and will be using an immune modulator for treatment. What will be important to discuss with the patient when the nurse provides patient teaching about her treatment?

A. The need to continue oral contraceptives
B. The need to use barrier contraceptives while taking the drug
C. The need to avoid sexual intercourse while taking the drug
D. The importance of taking an aspirin daily to decrease the adverse effects of the drug

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The need to use barrier contraceptives while taking the drug

Question 4 of 5

A recent laboratory results indicated an “undetectable” human immunodeficiency virus viral load. What is the nurse's best response?

A. Inform the patient that he must be seen immediately because the undetectable viral load indicates that his medication stopped working.
B. Have the patient reschedule his clinic visit.
C. Congratulate the patient on his treatment success.
D. Educate the patient about the continued need for his medications and ongoing laboratory monitoring.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Educate the patient about the continued need for his medications and ongoing laboratory monitoring.

Question 5 of 5

A patient has just been told that her cancer has metastasized to her right kidney. An interferon (Aldesleukin) has been prescribed to treat this metastasis. The patient asks why this interferon is ordered. What is the nurse's best response?

A. It protects autologous tumor cells.
B. It activates human cellular immunity and inhibits tumor growth.
C. It enhances allogeneic stem-cell transplantation.
D. It has a direct proliferative effect on renal tumors.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: It activates human cellular immunity and inhibits tumor growth.

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