Allergies/ Anaphylaxis

Question 1

Diapadesis

Answer 1

“oozing through”

Question 2

Phagocytes

Answer 2

“phago” = eating

Question 3

Macrophages

Answer 3

big eaters, white blood cells

Question 4

Natural killer cells

Answer 4

binds to foreign cell and secrets enzyme

Question 5

Antigen

Answer 5

Antibody generator

Question 6

Antibody’s

Answer 6

Tag bad cells for phagocytes

• Purpose is to counteract effects of an antigen by binding and removing
• Body must have been previously exposed

Question 7

B cells

Answer 7

Bone marrow produced

Question 8

T cells

Answer 8

Thymus produced

Question 9

Helper T’s

Answer 9

Call the shots

Question 10

Memory T cells

Answer 10

Future immunity

Question 11

Worst means of aquiring an allergic reaction is…

Answer 11

Injection (bee sting, penecilin injection)

Question 12

Deaths from anaphylaxis per year

Answer 12

400-800 people die per year

Question 13

Allergen

Answer 13

Substance that induces hypersensitivity

Question 14

Allergy

Answer 14

exaggerated immune response

Question 15

Autoimmunity

Answer 15

immune response against own cells

Question 16

Isoimmunity

Answer 16

Immune response directed against beneficial foreign tissues (ex: Lupus Disease)

Question 17

Immunoglobulin

Answer 17

Molecule produced to challenge a immunogen

Question 18

Immunoglobulin seen in allergic reaction

Answer 18

IgE

Question 19

Process of allergic reaction

Answer 19

slide 14

Question 20

Mast cells

Answer 20

release histamines when the allergen is encountered

Question 21

Types of reactions

Answer 21

Local
Systemic
Anaphylaxis (systemic, cutaneous- tissue, skin… everything swells)

Question 22

First drug to be administered for anaphylaxis

Answer 22

Oxygen

Question 23

order for epi IV/IO allergic reaction

Answer 23

.1mg IV/IO 1:10,000 BHO

Question 24

What drugs cause extapyramidal reactions

Answer 24

Phenothiazines

Question 25

Phenothiazines

Answer 25

Haldol - Psych
Mellaril - Maintenance
Navane
Stelazine
Compazine – Psych, N/V
Thorazine
Tigan –
Inapsine
Reglan - GI
Torecan
Emetecon
Prolixin

Question 26

Immunogen

Answer 26

Substance capable of immune response or producing immunity

Question 27

Allergy

Answer 27

Antibody-antigen response

Altered body reaction to an antigen

Question 28

Body’s defense system

Answer 28

• Skin is acidic, inhospitable to most bacteria
• If foreign substance enters body, the body tries to rid it through…cough, sloughing, vomiting, urinated
• Next step in inflammatory response
• Last line is immune response