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A 20-year-old woman comes to the emergency department because of difficulty breathing for 2 hours. Audible wheezing is heard. Physical examination shows overdistention of the chest and marked restriction of expansion. Laboratory tests show an increased blood eosinophil count and eosinophils in the sputum. Which of the following is the most likely sequence of events for initial sensitization to the allergen causing these findings?

A) Cytokine release, then IgE production, then T lymphocyte induction
B) IgE production, then B lymphocyte activation, then T lymphocyte induction
C) IgE production, then T lymphocyte induction, then cytokine release
D) T lymphocyte induction, then cytokine release, then IgE production


  #2

D?


  #3

D

  #4

D



  #5

mast cell sensitization, cytokine release ,IgE production imediate hypersensitivity rxn
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