Incised wounds are deeper than they are long.
T Cells can be modified to fight cancer.
Which type of immunoglobin reaction is associated with histamine release and increased numbers of eosinophils in tissues?
IgE
IgD
IgM
IgG
Emergency response personnel respond to an automobile accident of high speeds. The male victim is conscious and reports striking his chest on the steering wheel, and that he is now having difficulty breathing. Which of the following is a possible diagnosis?
flail chest
pneumothorax
hemothorax
all of the above
A patient with a closed head injury is showing signs of increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following is a likely outcome?
Full recovery
Cerebral thrombus formation
Herniation through the foramen magnum
Quadriplegia
This type of hypersensitivity reaction produces vasculitis and subsequently edema. Often the renal glomeruli are involved as well.
Type 1
type 2
type 3
type 4
A patient who is receiving a blood transfusion is complaining of fever, chills, and laboratory tests reveal acute renal failure. This is an example of which type of hypersensitivity?
type I
Type II
type III
Type IV
A patient presents to the emergency department for sudden onset urticaria after eating shellfish. Urticaria is an example of which type of allergic response?
Type I
type II
type IV
An abrasion is caused by which of the following?
A scraping or scuffing of the skin surface without full thickness loss of skin
A flying object penetrating the body, but not exiting
A blunt object causes broken vessels under the skin that have no outlet, resulting in blood pooling
A flying object penetrating and passing through the body
This immunoglobin is secreted into body fluids where it may interact with antigens before they enter the body’s tissues
IgA
