An adult male complains to his physician that he’s had a cold for a week and is coughing up bloody secretions. What term would the nurse use to describe this condition?

Which information should be considered while planning care for an older adult with an infection? 

Aging results in atrophic changes to brain cells, which means: 

A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion. The nurse knows that the chest pain is most likely due to hypoxic injury secondary to:

During a dressing change, the nurse observes the patient’s wound to be draining serosanguineous exudate. How would the nurse describe this drainage? 

A young adult male was involved in a motor vehicle accident. The glass from the shattered window cut his face and neck. He now has a scar that is raised and extends beyond the original boundaries of the wound. This pattern of scarring is caused by impaired: 

What is true about autosomal recessive disorders as opposed to autosomal dominant? 

Which of the following is known as a molecular target of antibodies? 

The humoral immune system can produce antibodies and a protein called complement that coat the bacteria making it easier for ingestion by phagocytic cells. This process is known as: 

Which type of hypersensitivity response is mediated primarily by T lymphocytes and does not involve antibodies?