QUESTION 25 A college student, Matt, comes to the Emergency Department has a very low blood pressure (64/49), rapid heart and respiratory rates, and a fever. Despite many drugs and intravenous infusions, it is impossible to get his blood pressure up and eventually Matt has multi-organ failure and dies. Blood cultures grow Neisseria meningitidis. What is the best description of Matt's illness? O Group A Strep sequelae O meningococcal sepsis O Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia QUESTION 26 Matt from the previous question had had his spleen removed many years ago. The spleen is a major antibody-producing organ. Why was Matt exceptionally susceptible to a bloodstream infection by Neisseria meningitidis? O The spleen normally traps and holds N. meningitidis until cytotoxic T cells can kill it. O There is actually no connection between the lack of a spleen and susceptibility to blood-borne infections. ON. meningitidis has an anti-phagocytic capsule. Matt did not have opsonizing antibodies to help phagocytes attach to the pathogen. Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers. Save A e Type here to search (? 29°F

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A college student, Matt, comes to the Emergency Department has a very low blood pressure (64/49), rapid heart and respiratory rates, and a fever. Despite many
drugs and intravenous infusions, it is impossible to get his blood pressure up and eventually Matt has multi-organ failure and dies. Blood cultures grow Neisseria
meningitidis.
What is the best description of Matt's illness?
O Group A Strep sequelae
O meningococcal sepsis
O Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
QUESTION 26
Matt from the previous question had had his spleen removed many years ago. The spleen is a major antibody-producing organ. Why was Matt exceptionally
susceptible to a bloodstream infection by Neisseria meningitidis?
O The spleen normally traps
holds N. meningitidis until cytotoxic T cells can kill it.
O There is actually no connection between the lack of a spleen and susceptibility to blood-borne infections.
O N. meningitidis has an anti-phagocytic capsule. Matt did not have opsonizing antibodies to help phagocytes attach to the pathogen.
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Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 25 A college student, Matt, comes to the Emergency Department has a very low blood pressure (64/49), rapid heart and respiratory rates, and a fever. Despite many drugs and intravenous infusions, it is impossible to get his blood pressure up and eventually Matt has multi-organ failure and dies. Blood cultures grow Neisseria meningitidis. What is the best description of Matt's illness? O Group A Strep sequelae O meningococcal sepsis O Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia QUESTION 26 Matt from the previous question had had his spleen removed many years ago. The spleen is a major antibody-producing organ. Why was Matt exceptionally susceptible to a bloodstream infection by Neisseria meningitidis? O The spleen normally traps holds N. meningitidis until cytotoxic T cells can kill it. O There is actually no connection between the lack of a spleen and susceptibility to blood-borne infections. O N. meningitidis has an anti-phagocytic capsule. Matt did not have opsonizing antibodies to help phagocytes attach to the pathogen. Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers. Save A e Type here to search 29°F
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