allergies🐱‍💻🚿 Flashcards

1
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the antibodies producing this

A

IgE

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2
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allergy is due to chem.

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histamine and serotonin from mast cells,causes hyperactivity of para.s.nervous sys.

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3
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use of drugs like

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antihistamine { cetirizine }and steroids and adrenaline- quickly deec the symptoms of allergy

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4
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BRONCHIAL ASTHMA-
allergy of lower resp. tract

this is characterised by spasm of smooth muscle+nt in bronchial walls

the mucous memr.

lumens bcms narrow and thick mucus secrn. due to inflammation

A

we give steroids [best anti inflammatory used ,w/ antibiotica]

starts secreting excess of mucous,which closes the bronchi n bronchiole

causes dyspnea

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5
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HAY FEVER-
in upper resp. tract

alllergic rhinitis and conjuctivitis

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mainly due to pollen

hypersecretory in response to allergens

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6
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ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK-
most severe form of allergy, infametary reponse

when an allergen ehters the blood-

intracardiac injection given

A

it stimulates secrn of histamine__which causes vasodilation__+se permeability of b.vessels ___so lage amount of blood in ECspace__-ce in b.volume__fall in b.pressure—————-DIEEE$

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