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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
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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
Exercise 34
Which rationale describes treatment of atopic allergies with immunotherapy?
A) It decreases the levels of allergen-specific T helper cells.
B) It decreases the level of IgE so that it does not react as readily with an allergen.
C) It stimulates increased IgG to bind with allergen-reactive sites, preventing mast cell-bound IgE reactions.
D) It gradually increases the amount of allergen in the body until it is no longer recognized as foreign and does not elicit an antibody reaction.
Explanation
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C. Allergic individuals have elevated le...

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