Ch 33 Assessment and management of patients with allergic disorders

Question 1

Allergan

Answer 1

Substance that causes manifestations of allergy

Question 2

Allergy

Answer 2

Inappropriate and often harmful immune system response to substances that are normally harmless

Question 3

Anaphylaxis

Answer 3

Rapid clinical response to an immediate immunologic reaction between a specific antigen, and antibody

Question 4

Angioedema

Answer 4

Condition characterized by urticaria and if you swelling of the deeper layers of the skin

Question 5

Antibody

Answer 5

Protein substance developed by B cells in response to and interacting with a specific antigen

Question 6

Antigen

Answer 6

Substance that the body identifies as a foreign invader; antigens induce the production of antibodies

Question 7

Antihistamine

Answer 7

Medication that opposes the action of histamine

Question 8

ATopic dermatitis

Answer 8

Type one hypersensitivity involving inflammation of the skin, evidenced by itching, redness, and a variety of skin lesions

Question 9

Atopic march

Answer 9

The progression of allergic disease beginning with atopic, dermatitis, continuing into IgEmediated, food, allergy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis

Question 10

Atopy

Answer 10

Term often used to describe immunoglobulin E mediated disease; atopic, dermatitis, asthma, and allergic rhinitis, with a genetic component

Question 11

B cells

Answer 11

Lymphocytes cells that are stimulated to produce antibodies

Question 12

Bradykinin

Answer 12

A substance that stimulates nerve fibers and causes pain

Question 13

Eosinophil

Answer 13

Granular leukocyte

Question 14

Erythema

Answer 14

Diffuse, redness of the skin

Question 15

Hapten

Answer 15

Incomplete antigen

Question 16

Histamine

Answer 16

Substance in the body that causes increased, gastric, secretion, dilation of capillaries, and constriction of the bronchial smooth muscle

Question 17

Hypersensitivity

Answer 17

Abnormal heightened reaction to a stimulus of any kind

Question 18

Immunoglobulins

Answer 18

A family of closely related proteins, capable of acting as antibodies

Question 19

Leukotrienes

Answer 19

A group of chemical mediators that initiate the inflammatory response

Question 20

Mast cells

Answer 20

Connective tissue cells that contain heparin and histamine in their granules

Question 21

Plasma cells

Answer 21

Upon stimulation by antigen B lymphocytes differentiate into plasma cells that secrete antibodies

Question 22

Prostaglandins

Answer 22

Unsaturated fatty acids that give a wide assortment of biologic activity

Question 23

Serotonin

Answer 23

Chemical mediator that acts as a potent vasoconstrictor and broncoconstrictor

Question 24

T cells

Answer 24

Lymphocytes cells that participate in cellular immunity and assist, and humoral; B cell; immunity

Question 25

Urticaria

Answer 25

Around, reddened skin elevation, or hives