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Question 21 • Nursing Assistant - EL3610

Why is a patient given immune suppressors to fight off lupus?

Answer

Lupus is a type of cancer and suppressing the immune system increases the effects of more potent drugs that destroy cancerous cells.

Lupus is a type of cancer, and suppressing the immune system allows for healthy cells to regenerate.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, and suppressing the immune system minimizes the damage to the body’s own cells.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, and suppressing the immune system allows antibiotics to fight the infection.

Explanation

Lupus is an autoimmune disease: the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues. Immune-suppressing medicines reduce that attack and help limit damage to the body’s cells. Lupus is not cancer, and antibiotics treat bacterial infections rather than lupus itself.

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