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| 164635466 | Immunity | Is the body's ability to protect itself from foreign agents or organisms. | 0 | |
| 164635467 | Autoimmune disorders | Where the body identifies its own cells as foreign and activates mechanisms to destroy them. | 1 | |
| 164635468 | Organs of the immune system | classified as peripheral and primary lymphoid organs | 2 | |
| 164635469 | Bone marrow and thymus gland | primary lypmhoid organs | 3 | |
| 164635470 | Lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, appendix, peyer's patches of the small intestine, and the liver | peripheral lymphoid organs | 4 | |
| 164635471 | histamine | a substance released during allergis reactions, and heparin. basophils secrete this. | 5 | |
| 164635472 | humoral immunity | b-cells responsible for this; antibody-mediated defenses. | 6 | |
| 164635473 | antibodies | proteins that react with antigens to neutralize or destroy them. | 7 | |
| 164635474 | antigens | any substance identified by the body as nonself. | 8 | |
| 164635475 | IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgA | common antibodies found in plasma. | 9 | |
| 164635476 | t-cells | responsible for cellular immunity, a type of acquired immunity involving t-cell lymphocytes. | 10 | |
| 164635477 | natural and acquired | two types of immunity | 11 | |
| 164635478 | natural immunity | born with it, and is species specific. | 12 | |
| 164635479 | acquired immunity | develops after birth, and may be active or passive. | 13 | |
| 164635480 | active acquired immunity | the result of exposure to the disease of the vaccine. | 14 | |
| 164635481 | passive acquired immunity | utilizes antibodies produced by another human being or animal. injection of these immunoglobulins temporarily prevents development of the disease after exposure. example: transmission of antibodies through fetal circulation. | 15 | |
| 164635482 | immune response | body's reaction to substances identified as nonself, neutralization of antigen. | 16 | |
| 164635483 | Factors that influence immune response | age, sex, nutritional status, stress, and treatment modalities. | 17 | |
| 164635484 | hypersensitivity | excessive reaction to a stimulus | 18 | |
| 164635485 | allergic disorders | the result of hypersensitivity of the immune system to allergens. | 19 | |
| 164635486 | allergens | a type of antigen commonly found in the environment. | 20 | |
| 164635487 | inhales, injected, ingested, or contacted | four ways to acquire an allergen | 21 | |
| 164635488 | type I allergic reaction | immediately upon exposure to a specific antigen. causes vasodilation, enhanced capillary permeability, and bronchoconstriction. | 22 | |
| 164635489 | allergic rhinitis, urticaria, and angioedema. | most common type I reactions | 23 | |
| 164635490 | most severe type I allergic reaction | anaphylaxis | 24 | |
| 164635491 | urticaria | hives. raised pruritic, red, nontender wheals on the skin. | 25 | |
| 164635492 | angioedema | edema of the subcutaneous layers and mucous membranes, painless and only slightly pruritic. | 26 | |
| 164675765 | type II allergis reactions | the destruction of cells or subatances with antigens attached that either immunoglobulin G or immunoglobulin M senses as being foreign. | 27 | |
| 164675766 | hemolytic transfusion reactions | type II allergic reaction | 28 | |
| 164675767 | type III allergic reactions | involves IgG immune antigen-antibody complexes. local reaction after several hours. | 29 | |
| 164675768 | type IV allergic reactions | delayed reaction involving sensitized t-lymphocytes coming in contact with the allergen. examples: contact dermatitis and transplant rejections. | 30 | |
| 164675769 | immunotherapy | treatment to suppress or enhance immunological functioning. | 31 | |
| 164675770 | anaphylaxis | a type of type I systemic reaction to allergend and is the most serious type of allergic reaction. it occurs in individuals who are extremely sensitive to an allergen. | 32 | |
| 164675771 | symptoms of anaphylaxis | develop suddenly and can progress to severe levels within minutes. peripheral tingling, flushing, fullness in mouth, throat/nasal congestion, tearing and swelling around eyes, itching, cough, laryngeal edema, bronchospasms, severe dyspnea, vasodilation, and cyanosis. | 33 | |
| 164675772 | allogeneic | blood products that are from a donor of the same species, may develop a transfusion reaction. | 34 | |
| 164675773 | autologous | arranging to have their own blood collected, saved, and available for infusion, if needed, during or following elective surgeries. | 35 | |
| 164675774 | five types of transfusion reactions | febrile nonhemolytic, allergic urticarial, delayed hemolytic, acute hemolytic, and anaphylactic. | 36 | |
| 164675775 | febrile hemolytic | most common and occurs in clients who have had previous blood transfusions as a result of an antibody-antigen reaction to wbc's. symptoms may develop soon or up to 5-6 hrs after completion of the blood transfusion. | 37 | |
| 164675776 | delayed hemolytic | may occur days to weeks following the transfusion. the clients hemoglobin level falls because of incompatibility of rbs antigens. often is misdiagnosed. | 38 | |
| 164675777 | acute hemolytic | potentially a life threatening situation. symptoms resulting from the incompatibility of ABO groups usually occur during the first 15 minutes of administration. | 39 | |
| 164675778 | latex allergy | proteins enter the body through the skin and mucous membranes, intravascularly, and by inhalation. exposure can cause red, watery, itchy eyes, sinus or nasal irritation, hives, shortness of breath, dry cough, wheezing, chest tightness, flushing, tachycardia, and hypotension. | 40 | |
| 164694393 | rheumatoid arthritis | a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by joint stiffness. onset usually between 30-50 yrs of age. cause is unknown. causes inflammation, swelling, and increased synovial fluid. | 41 | |
| 164694394 | remission | decrease or absence of symptoms | 42 | |
| 164694395 | exacerbation | increase in symptoms | 43 | |
| 164694396 | SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus. a chronic progressive incurable autoimmune disease affecting multiple body organs. characterized by a butterfly rash on face and periods of exacerbation and remission. most commonly in women of childbearing years. | 44 | |
| 164694397 | cause of SLE | b-lymphocytes produce autoantibodies that destroy body cells. immune complexes are formed and circulate in serum, causing inflammation and tissue damage in the skin, brain, kidney, lung, heart, or joints. | 45 | |
| 164694398 | myasthenia gravis | an autoimmune disease characterized by extreme muscle weakness and fatigue caused by the body's inability to transmit nerve impulses to voluntary muscles. | 46 | |
| 164694399 | three possible complications of myasthenia gravis | respiratory distress, myasthenic crisis, and cholinergic crisis. | 47 | |
| 164694400 | tensilon test | used to differentiate between myasthenic crisis and cholinergic crisis. | 48 | |
| 164698865 | three main ways to treat allergic rhinitis | sudafed, benadryl, and prednisone | 49 | |
| 164698866 | sudafed | is a decongestant/stimulant and is not to be used in patients with HTN, and CAD. | 50 | |
| 164698867 | prednisone | corticosteroid that suppresses the immune system | 51 | |
| 164698868 | killer cells | punch holes in antigen, type of t cell | 52 | |
| 164698869 | helper cells | calls in more b & t cells | 53 | |
| 164698870 | suppressor cells | suppresses b & t cells from coming in when we have enough | 54 | |
| 164698871 | memory cells | memorizes antigen and recognizes it. | 55 | |
| 164698872 | reverse isolation | qprotecting patient from others | 56 | |
| 164698873 | isolation | protecting others from the patient | 57 | |
| 164698874 | intervention for myasthenia gravis | decrease sodium, increase potassium, activities vary by person. plasmaoheresis if acute crisis. and thymectomy only in young people. | 58 |
