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What is the role of the immune system? |
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to protect the body from infection and disease |
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How does the immune system protect the body from infections? |
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layered defenses of increased specificity |
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WHat can cause improper functioning of the immune system leading to infection and disease? |
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PRovides an immediate, but non-specific response |
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The _____ immune system is activated by the innate response |
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Adaptive immune system is also known as |
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The immune system adapts its resposne during an infection to ______ recognition of the pathogen |
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What is the first line of defense against pathogens |
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Which immune system is non-specific and non-adaptive |
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What is an example of the innate immune system |
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What are the characteristics of acquired immunity |
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What is the role of acquired immunity |
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recognize and destroy pathogens, prevent proliferation of foreign materials within the body |
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How does acquired immunity learn? |
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exposures are coded within the sysem for all future attacks by that specific pathogen |
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Why is it important acquired immunity learns |
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so that subsequent pathogen attacks will be thwarted with a faster, stronger response |
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What are the 2 types of acquired immunity? |
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How long does active acquired immunity last? |
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Protectoin acquired by the introduction of an antigen |
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component of a pathogen that initiaties an immune response |
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What is an example of a active acquired immunity |
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When antibodies, or sensitized lymphocytes, are transferred from one person to another |
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passive acquired immunity |
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What is an example of passive acquired immunity |
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How long does passive acquired immunity last |
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What are the components of the immune system |
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antigen, antibody, major histocompatibility complex |
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A foreign substance whose cell surface markers does not match the host's cell |
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Viruses, bacteria, parasites, foreign tissues cells, large protein molecules can be considered |
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Antigens are capable of eliciting a _____ response |
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What are other names for anitobides |
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proteins found in the blood or other bodily fluids |
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What is the role of antibodies |
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identify and neutralize foreign objects |
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proteins present on the surface of all body cells |
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What is the role of host cell markers |
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prevent antibodies from attacking our own cells |
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Why is it important to have host cell markers and antigens? |
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so that the body's immune response can attack one and not the other |
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What are some other examples of external innate immunity |
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lysozymes in tears, ear wax |
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If the 1st line of exterior defenses is breached what other mechanisms exist to defend |
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acidic secretions, lysozymes, phagocytes, natural killer cells |
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How do acidic secretions defend |
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create an unfavorable pH environment |
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destroy cell walls of bacteria |
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destroy and engulf foreign material |
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How do natural killer cells defend |
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destroy virus infected and tumor cells |
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What are the most common phagocytes |
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macropahges, neutrophils, monocytes |
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What are other types of phagocytes |
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eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes |
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Where do phagocytes come from? |
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After the pathogen is digested by the phagocyte what happens? |
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antigenic material appears on the surface of the phagocyte |
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Why is it important that the antigenic material appears on the phagocyte surface? |
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to identify the antigen to lymphocytes for future exposures |
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What causes activation the complement system and interferon? |
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microogranigms makes it beyond the body's first line of defenses |
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What is the role of the complement system |
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assists immune cells so that microorganisms can be more easily destroyed |
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How does the complement system assist immune cells |
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The complement system _________ _______the microorganism so it cannot spread its infection |
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What helps act as mesenger between the immune system and other body systems to help coordinate immune responses |
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What interferes with viral replication within host cells? |
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Where are natural killer cells found? |
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What are natural killer cells? |
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What are teh two types of acquired immunity? |
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Humoral immunity is also referred to as what? |
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The humoral immunity response is mediated by anitbodies present in the body's different... |
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What are some examples of humoral secretions? |
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Where are B-cells created? |
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Where are B-cells most effective at? |
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What are B-cells most effective at destroying? |
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Humoral Immunity Reaction: Step 1 |
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B-cell recognizes specific antigen or foreign cell |
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Humoral Immunity Reaction: Step 2 |
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B-cell changes into a protein synthesizing cell |
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The B-cell changes into a protein sythesizing cell known as what? |
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plasma cell, memory B-cell |
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Humoral Immunity Reaction: Step 3 |
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Plasma cell secretes a specific antibody to that antigen |
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What do the plasma cells do? |
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very strong, specific attack on a known antigen in future exposures |
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How many types of antibodies do plasma cells produce? |
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What are the 5 antibodies plasma cells produce? |
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Cell-Mediated Immunity involves what kind of lymphocytes? |
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T-lymphocytes mature where? |
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What is the role of T-lymphocytes? |
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seek out and destroy organisms that hide within the body |
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Which cells can also turn on and turn off the immune response? |
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T-Helper Cells: Function 1 |
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Assist B-cells to mature and produce antibodies |
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T-Helper Cells: Function 2 |
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Help activate macrophages and help destroy large bacteria |
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T-Helper Cells: Function 3 |
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Help otehr T-cells recgonize and destroy virally infected cells |
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T-Helper Cells: Function 4 |
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Help NK cells to kill infected cells |
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WHat are the 2 types of T-cells |
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HIV inactivates which T-cells? |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 1 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 2 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 3 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 4 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 5 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 6 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 7 |
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Other conditions that affect T-cell numbers or effectiveness: 8 |
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Which immune system is responsible for rejection of transplanted tissue? |
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Which immune system is responsible for delayed hypersensitivity reactions? |
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Which immune system is responsible for some auto-immune diseases? |
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Which immune system is responsible for many skin tests such as TB, allergen test? |
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Immune Reponse: Step 1: The antigen must make it past the body's first line of defense... |
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Immune Response: Step 2: If the antigen makes it past the body's innate immunity the B-cells may recognize it as a bacteria and produce antibodies that bind to it and neutralize it |
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Immune Response: Step 2: If the antigen makes it past the body's innate immunity the B-cells may recognize it as a bacteria and produce antibodies that bind to it and neutralize it |
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Immune Reponse: Step 4: In the case of a viral intruder, cytotoxic ____-cells recognize and destroy the bacteria |
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Immune Response Step 5: The ______ system recognizes and destroys the invading organism |
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2 features of innate immune response |
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4 features of acquired immunity |
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active, passive, specific, memory |
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Features of Humoral Immune Reponse |
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found in bodily fluids, involves B-cells, find free-floating antigens, B-cells change to plasma or memory cells |
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Feature of cell-mediated immune response |
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involves T-cells, finds hidden antigens, T-helper cells, killer t-cells |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Innate Immunity: 1 |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Innate Immunity: 2 |
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decresaed acidity of the GI tract |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Innate Immunity: 3 |
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decreased air exchange due to shallower breathing |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Innate Immunity: 4 |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Innate Immunity: 5 |
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less elastic bladder, resulting in urinary retention |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Innate Immunity: 6 |
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less effective resposnes of phagocytes, NK |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Acquired Immunity: 1 |
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At age 50 how much has the thymus shrunk by? |
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What happens due to involution of the thymus? |
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more ineffective functioning and decreased production of T-cells |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Acquired Immunity: 2 |
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What do gene mutations do to acquired immunity? |
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interfere with hormones, tumor necrosis factor, intereferon |
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Effects of Aging: Changes in Acquired Immunity: 3 |
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fewer celsl are available to mediate the immune reaction |
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What happens as a result of fewer cells being availabe to mediate the immune reaction? |
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dormant infection may become active |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 1 |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 2 |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 3 |
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presence of chornic illness |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 4 |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 5 |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 6 |
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Factors Affecting Immune Response: 7 |
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Physical activity has both + and - effects on teh immune system depending on what? |
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What intensity exercise has been show to neutralize deletrious effects of stress on the immune system? |
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______ exercise during _______ inflammation should be avoided? |
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How can high intensity exercise impair the immune response? |
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decreases the number and effectiveness of important cells |
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If the athlete's symptoms are above the neck then the person |
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If teh symptoms are below the neck then |
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exercise should be avoided |
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Immunodeficiency Diseases are a result of |
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absent, impaired immune response |
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Primary immunodeficinecy diseases consist of a defect involving.. |
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T-cells, B-cells, or lymphoid tissue |
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Primary immunodeficiency diseases are often |
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Secondary immunodeficiency results from... |
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altered or impaired immune response |
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What are examples of secondary immunodeficiency diseases? |
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leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, AIDS |
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What does AIDS begin with? |
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WHat does the HIV retrovirus affect? |
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The HIV retrovirus affecting the T4 Helper lymphocytes leads to what? |
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progressive destruction of the cell mediated immunity, changes in humoral immunity and autoimmunity |
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Which cells are progressively destroyed? |
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What CD4 cell count results in an elevated viral load, opportunistic infections? |
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At what T-cell count does the HIV infection become considered AIDS? |
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What is considered teh asymptomatic pahse of HIV? |
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WHat is considered the early symptomatic phase? |
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What are some symptoms of the early symptomatic phase of HIV? |
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fatigue, night asweats, anorexia, fever |
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What neurlogic manifestations are present with HIV and AIDS? |
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CNS, PNS, ANS, severe dementia, paraplegia |
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PT's role in ptnts with HIV/AIDS |
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ddress and maximize endurance, strength, functional performance |
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Pt's role in ptnts with HIV/AIDS: part 2 |
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wound care, treating neurologic musculoskeletal dysfunction |
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What has been shown to increase the CD4 count in earlier stages of HIV/AIDS? |
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How many types of hypersensitivity disorders exist? |
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What are hypersensitivity disorders usually a result of? |
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increased immune response to an antigen, resulting in tissue destruction |
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What occurs in Type 1 HD? |
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IgE is produced instead of IgG |
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What happens as a result of IgE, not IgG, meeting the pathogen? |
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immediate inflammatory response is inititated, including the release of histamine and other inflammatory chemicals |
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Type 1 HD: What occurs if the response is widespread? |
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systemic release of histamine |
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Systemic release of histamine results in what? |
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vasodilation, bronchospasm, increased mucus secretion, edema |
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System release of hystamine is also known as what? |
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What can counter anaphylaxis? |
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What are other exampels of type 1 HD? |
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hay fever, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, extrnisic asthma |
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What does type 2 HD involve? |
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destruction of own tissue and cells because the body recognizes it as foreign |
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What are examples of Type 2 HD? |
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blood transfusion rejection, Guillian-Barre syndrome attacking the PNS |
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local tissue injury and acute inflammation caused by deposition of immune complexes in tissue and around small blood vessels |
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Type 3 HD: Vasculitis effects: Skin |
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Type 3 HD: Vasculitis effects: Joints |
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Type 3 HD: Vasculitis effects: Kidneys |
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Type 3 HD: Vasculitis effects: Pleura |
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Type 3 HD: Vasculitis effects: Percardium |
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delayed hypersensitivity that occurs after contact with an allergen |
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exposure to poison ivy, latex allergy, TB test |
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chronic inflammatory auto-immune disorder that is characterized by multiple system invovlement |
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Lupus is what type of a HD? |
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immunologic, hereditary, environmental, hormnal influences |
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Lupus causes what sourt of reaction? |
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vasculitis in multiple organs |
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Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus |
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What is a landmark symptom of Lupus? |
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What is the major focus for a PT and their Lupus patient? |
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balance between sufficient rest and activity |
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PTI and ptnts with most disorders/diseases |
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addressing patient's functional limitations |
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
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Person colonized with MRSA has... |
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hosts bacteria but does not feel sick |
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How can MRSA cause disease? |
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tissue invasion and its toxins |
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What happens to the toxins produced by MRSA? |
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exert the effects of this disease at sites distant from infection and colonizaiton |
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How to deal with a ptnt who has MRSA |
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universal precautions, wash hands frequently |
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H1N1 is what sort of virus? |
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H1N1 contains genes from what flu viruses? |
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Pigs from Europe and Asia, Avian, and human |
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How long should one wait to leave their home after fever from H1N1 subsides? |
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