A health educator is teaching a group of colleagues about the physiology of thermoregulation. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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A health educator is teaching a group of colleagues about the physiology of thermoregulation. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
Answers:
A. “Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) exerts a direct fever-producing effect on the hypothalamus.”
B. “Endogenous pyrogens induce host cells to produce exogenous pyrogens.”
C. “PGE2 induces Kupffer cells to initiate a fever response via hepatic sinusoids.”
D. “Arachidonic acid induces cytokines to act on the temperature regulation center.”

A patient experiencing immotile cilia syndrome should be frequently assessed by the nurse for which priority complication?

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A patient experiencing immotile cilia syndrome should be frequently assessed by the nurse for which priority complication?
Answers:
A. Epistaxis resulting from loss of cilia in the nasal passageway
B. Sterility caused by inability of the sperm to swim downstream
C. Bronchiectasis due to interferences with clearance of inhaled bacteria along the respiratory tract
D. Inability to hear soft sounds related to kinocilium on the hair cells in the inner ear

Which of the following statements by an attendee would the educator most likely want to follow up with further teaching?

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In the context of a workshop on rheumatoid arthritis, a clinical educator is teaching a group of nurses about autoimmune diseases. Which of the following statements by an attendee would the educator most likely want to follow up with further teaching?
Answers:
A. “Often the problem can be traced to antigens that sensitize T cells without the need for presentation.”
B. “In some cases, the body attacks its own cells that are chemically similar to those of infectious organisms.”
C. “Introduction of a foreign antigen can sometimes induce a cascade of immune response that is not self-limiting”
D. “Sometimes when the body’s own cells are released after a long time, they are interpreted as being foreign.”

Which of the following pregnant women has most likely encountered the greatest increase in the risk that her child will have a fetal anomaly?

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Which of the following pregnant women has most likely encountered the greatest increase in the risk that her child will have a fetal anomaly?
Answers:
A. A woman with diagnoses of syphilis and cirrhosis of the liver
B. A woman who has herpes simplex and who has recently recovered from endocarditis
C. A woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary syndrome and tuberculosis
D. A woman with diagnoses of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy