A client has been diagnosed with gram-negative pneumonia of the lower lobe. Knowing that gram-negative bacteria have a lipopolysaccharide endotoxin on their outer cell membrane, the health care provider should be assessing the client for which pathophysiological end result? A) Damage to cellular mitochondriaB) Increased ATP levelsC) Activation of the p53 proteinD) Apoptosis

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Fiona Blake

13 February, 07:36

A client has been diagnosed with gram-negative pneumonia of the lower lobe. Knowing that gram-negative bacteria have a lipopolysaccharide endotoxin on their outer cell membrane, the health care provider should be assessing the client for which pathophysiological end result? A) Damage to cellular mitochondriaB) Increased ATP levelsC) Activation of the p53 proteinD) Apoptosis

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A client has been diagnosed with gram-negative pneumonia of the lower lobe. Knowing that gram-negative bacteria have a lipopolysaccharide endotoxin on their outer cell membrane, the health care provider should be assessing the client for which pathophysiological end result will be Apoptosis

Explanation:

A cell expires in two ways namely, Apoptosis and necrosis. When an injury or any force that comes externally and makes a cell die it is called as Necrosis. This may include any injury or any infection that happens during stroke or heart arrest.

When a cell is not affected by any external force and it dies by itself, then it is called as Apoptosis. It is also called as a programmed death of cell. The victims are multi cellular organisms. Thus, the given scenario clearly shows that the result will be apoptosis.