During a patient history, the nurse notices that the patient has had five upper respiratory infections in the past 18 months. The nurse begins to suspect that the patient may have an immunodeficiency disease because the first evidence of this disease is

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The first evidence of immunodeficiency disease (an abnormal condition of the immune system in which cellular or humoral immunity is inadequate and resistance to infection is decreased) is an increased susceptibility to infection.

During a Patient History, the Nurse Notices That the Patient