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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 19
What describes the occurrence of a type IV or delayed hypersensitivity transplant reaction?
A) Antigen links with specific IgE antibodies bound to mast cells or basophils releasing chemical mediators
B) Cellular lysis or phagocytosis through complement activation following antigen-antibody binding on cell surfaces
C) Sensitized T lymphocytes attack antigens or release cytokines that attract macrophages that cause tissue damage
D) Antigens combined with IgG and IgM too small to be removed by mononuclear phagocytic system deposit in tissue and cause fixation of complement
Explanation
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C. When sensitized T lymphocytes attack ...

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