Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 12Q
A very small number of people have a condition called vibratory urticaria. In this condition, physical vibrations (bumpy bus rides, jackhammers, running) can cause skin rashes. Scientists have found a genetic mutation in a single gene for a protein that stabilizes the surface of immune cells. You take it from here: What would a mutation in that protein possibly lead to?
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Ch. 14.1 - Define immunopathology, and identify the two major...Ch. 14.1 - Identify the four major categories of...Ch. 14.2 - Summarize genetic and environmental factors that...Ch. 14.2 - Identify three conditions caused by IgE-mediated...Ch. 14.2 - Identify the two clinical forms of anaphylaxis,...Ch. 14.2 - List the three main ways to prevent or...Ch. 14.2 - NCLEX PREP 1. During a visit to his physician, a...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 2NPCh. 14.3 - List the three immune components causing cell...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 8AYP
Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 14.4 - Medical Moment Patch Testing Patch testing is an...Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 10AYPCh. 14.5 - List four classes of grafts, and explain how host...Ch. 14.5 - NCLEX PREP 3. A patient receives a kidney...Ch. 14.6 - List at least three autoimmune diseases and the...Ch. 14.7 - Distinguish between primary and secondary...Ch. 14.7 - Medical Moment Hand Washing The importance of hand...Ch. 14.7 - Prob. 4NPCh. 14 - Allergy and atopy might have evolved in human...Ch. 14 - Can you think of a reason why humans have evolved...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3QCh. 14 - Prob. 4QCh. 14 - What feature of antibodies makes them particularly...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6QCh. 14 - Prob. 7QCh. 14 - Prob. 8QCh. 14 - Epi-pens are devices used to instantly inject a...Ch. 14 - Prob. 10QCh. 14 - Steroids administered to stop an allergic response...Ch. 14 - A very small number of people have a condition...Ch. 14 - Prob. 13QCh. 14 - Prob. 14QCh. 14 - Recent research shows that asthmatic patients have...Ch. 14 - Which statement is true of autoimmunity? a. It...Ch. 14 - It is often said that the normal microbiota of a...Ch. 14 - Investigate the link between Streptococcus...Ch. 14 - Which disease would be most similar to AIDS in its...Ch. 14 - Do you think people with B-cell deficiencies can...Ch. 14 - The chapter tells us that the gut microbiome of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1VC
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