A nurse is preparing to teach the staff about asthma.Which information should the nurse include? Airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma is related to:
A) Increased sympathetic nervous system response
B) The release of stress hormones
C) Exposure to an allergen causing mast cell degranulation
D) Hereditary decrease in IgE responsiveness

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Hyper-responsiveness is due to mast cell degranulation.
An increased sympathetic response would lead to bronchiolar dilation.
Hyper-responsiveness is due to mast cell degranulation,not to release of stress hormones.
Hyper-responsiveness is due to mast cell degranulation; heredity is associated with asthma,but the problem is the mast cells.

A Nurse Is Preparing to Teach the Staff About Asthma