Question 1
Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from transportation of thymic
tissue or major histocompatibility complex ( MHC) – compatible bone marrow?
A 12-year
old girl with a history of epilepsy and low IgG levels secondary to phenytoin use
A 7-year old boy whose blood work indicates decreased IgA and IgG with increased IgM
A 6-year-old boy whose pre-B cells are incapable of translation to normal B cells
A 9-year-old girl who has a diagnosis of IgA deficiency
Question 2
As part of his diagnostic workup, a 77 yo man nurse practitioner has ordered blood work
that includes ferritin levels. The man is very interested in the details of his health care is
unfamiliar with ferritin and it’s role. Which of the following explanations by the nurse
practitioner is most accurate?
“Ferritin is the activated and usable form of iron that your red blood cells can use to
transport oxygen.”
“Ferritin is a stored form of iron that indirectly shows me whether you would benefit
from iron pills.”
“Ferritin is a protein-iron complex that allows your red blood cells to make use of the
iron that you consume in your diet.”
“Ferritin is the form of iron that is transported in your blood plasma to the red blood
cells that need it.”
Question 3