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Ricci Maternity and Pediatrics NCLEX Question Immunization Questions
Question 1 of 5
Matching: Complement deficiency - Severe, recurrent pneumococcal infection
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: C3 deficiency severely impairs opsonization, leading to recurrent infections with encapsulated bacteria like pneumococcus. Terminal complement deficiencies (C5-9) predispose to neisserial infections, while C1q and C1 inhibitor deficiencies have other manifestations.
Question 2 of 5
Which is not true about DiGeorge syndrome?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In DiGeorge syndrome, absolute lymphocyte counts vary; in partial forms, they may be normal or only mildly reduced, not always markedly low, making D untrue.
Question 3 of 5
Cyclic neutropenia is usually associated with all of the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cyclic neutropenia involves periodic drops in neutrophils, causing infections and oral issues, but cyclic reticulocytosis (red cell increase) is not a feature.
Question 4 of 5
DiGeorge syndrome, also known as velocardiofacial syndrome or CATCH 22 syndrome. One of the following IS NOT a feature of this syndrome
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: DiGeorge syndrome (CATCH 22) includes cardiac anomalies, abnormal facies, thymic hypoplasia, and hypocalcemia, but cleft lip is not a typical feature.
Question 5 of 5
Autosomal recessive inheritance; oculocutaneous albinism, neuropathy, giant neutrophilic cytoplasmic inclusions; malignancy, and neutropenia are features of one of the following phagocytic disorders
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Chédiak-Higashi syndrome features albinism, neuropathy, and giant granules in neutrophils due to lysosomal trafficking defects.