The antibacterial substance found in saliva and tears works  (to SOME extent, at least!) because it _______

You are dispatched to a residence for a 40-year-old female who complains of lower abdominal pain, fever and chills, and a foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Which of the following additional assessment findings would increase your index of suspicion for pelvic inflammatory disease?

What is the technical term for an “antigen that affects some sensitive individuals but not others”?

Sebaceous secretions have an antimicrobial effect because the ______ they contain are often antimicrobial.

What is lysozyme?

Any molecule that stimulates a response from a B or T lymphocyte is a(n) ________

What substance stimulates immune cells, is made by certain immune cells, inhibits cancer genes, and can act directly against some viruses?

Myasthenia gravis involves immune cells attacking acetylcholine receptors, causing double vision and other muscle symptoms.  The book states there is a “…possible association between herpesvirus 6 and onset.”  This would be a mechanism of _____

Which of the following statements regarding suicide in the older patient is correct?

When assessing a geriatric patient who has possibly experienced an acute ischemic stroke, it is most important to: