ATI: AMS IMMUNE AND INFECTIOUS EXAM 2025 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. A patient presents with symptoms of a blood-borne infection. Which
immunoglobulin would you expect to be elevated in their serum?
IgM
IgE
IgA
IgG
2. Describe the relationship between Lyme disease and its transmission
vector.
Lyme disease is transmitted through direct contact with infected
individuals.
Lyme disease is airborne and can be inhaled.
Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of infected ticks.
Lyme disease is spread through contaminated water.
3. What therapeutic management for the patient with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) would the nurse expect to include?
A high-protein, low-sodium diet.
Gold salts to suppress the inflammatory process.
An exercise regimen to build up muscle strength and endurance.
Corticosteroids to control inflammation.
4. What is the primary route of transmission for hepatitis A?
Airborne droplets
,Sexual contact
, Blood transfusion
Fecal-oral contamination
5. Why is it important for nurses to use dedicated equipment for a patient
with C. Diff?
To reduce the cost of medical supplies
To ensure the patient receives the best care
To prevent the spread of infection to other patients
To comply with hospital regulations
6. Which of the following factors is NOT considered an exacerbation factor
for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
Exercise
Sunlight
Infections
Pregnancy
7. Describe how methotrexate functions as a treatment for systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE).
Methotrexate enhances the immune response to fight infections in
SLE patients.
Methotrexate is primarily used for pain management in SLE.
Methotrexate acts as an immunosuppressive drug that helps
control the immune system's overactivity in SLE.
Methotrexate is used to increase the production of antibodies in
SLE.
8. When doing serology to diagnose a virus, the presence of IgM suggests
what?
, It is an acute infection (currently ongoing) and is recently
contracted
It is a chronic infection, or a resolved infection with an immune
response created
9. What is the primary characteristic of Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)?
Overproduction of collagen
Reduced skin elasticity
Decreased immune response
Increased blood flow
10. What type of infections is IgM primarily associated with?
Parasitic infections
Bacterial and viral infections
Chronic infections
Fungal infections
11. Describe why individuals who have previously had chickenpox are not at
risk of contracting herpes zoster from an infected person.
The virus that causes herpes zoster is inactive in those who had
chickenpox.
People who had chickenpox cannot transmit herpes zoster to
others.
Herpes zoster is a different virus from chickenpox, so it cannot
infect those who had chickenpox.
Individuals who have had chickenpox have developed immunity,
which protects them from contracting herpes zoster.
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. A patient presents with symptoms of a blood-borne infection. Which
immunoglobulin would you expect to be elevated in their serum?
IgM
IgE
IgA
IgG
2. Describe the relationship between Lyme disease and its transmission
vector.
Lyme disease is transmitted through direct contact with infected
individuals.
Lyme disease is airborne and can be inhaled.
Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of infected ticks.
Lyme disease is spread through contaminated water.
3. What therapeutic management for the patient with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) would the nurse expect to include?
A high-protein, low-sodium diet.
Gold salts to suppress the inflammatory process.
An exercise regimen to build up muscle strength and endurance.
Corticosteroids to control inflammation.
4. What is the primary route of transmission for hepatitis A?
Airborne droplets
,Sexual contact
, Blood transfusion
Fecal-oral contamination
5. Why is it important for nurses to use dedicated equipment for a patient
with C. Diff?
To reduce the cost of medical supplies
To ensure the patient receives the best care
To prevent the spread of infection to other patients
To comply with hospital regulations
6. Which of the following factors is NOT considered an exacerbation factor
for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
Exercise
Sunlight
Infections
Pregnancy
7. Describe how methotrexate functions as a treatment for systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE).
Methotrexate enhances the immune response to fight infections in
SLE patients.
Methotrexate is primarily used for pain management in SLE.
Methotrexate acts as an immunosuppressive drug that helps
control the immune system's overactivity in SLE.
Methotrexate is used to increase the production of antibodies in
SLE.
8. When doing serology to diagnose a virus, the presence of IgM suggests
what?
, It is an acute infection (currently ongoing) and is recently
contracted
It is a chronic infection, or a resolved infection with an immune
response created
9. What is the primary characteristic of Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)?
Overproduction of collagen
Reduced skin elasticity
Decreased immune response
Increased blood flow
10. What type of infections is IgM primarily associated with?
Parasitic infections
Bacterial and viral infections
Chronic infections
Fungal infections
11. Describe why individuals who have previously had chickenpox are not at
risk of contracting herpes zoster from an infected person.
The virus that causes herpes zoster is inactive in those who had
chickenpox.
People who had chickenpox cannot transmit herpes zoster to
others.
Herpes zoster is a different virus from chickenpox, so it cannot
infect those who had chickenpox.
Individuals who have had chickenpox have developed immunity,
which protects them from contracting herpes zoster.
