Which of the following would be considered an opportunistic infection?
A) A cancer patient contracts pneumonia after completing radiation treatments.
B) A young child comes down with chicken pox after exposure at school.
C) A patient gets a skin infection while healing from a full thickness burn.
D) An unimmunized carpenter contracts tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail.
Answer: A
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White blood cell disorders:
a. diminish the body's immune response. b. increase the risk of infection. c, both a and b. d. neither a nor b.
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A patient in the postictal state will have:
A. Rigidity or stiffening of the muscles and loss of bladder control. B. Altered mental status and relaxed muscles. C. Violent movements of the body. D. An elevated pulse and warm, moist skin.
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