Ch21: Allergy and Anaphylaxis

Question 1

urticaria

Answer 1

hives

Question 2

angioedema

Answer 2

localized swelling

Question 3

wheal

Answer 3

raised, swollen area that is sometimes itchy after an insect bite (like gigitan nyamuk)

Question 4

Which of the following sounds indicate upper respiratory swelling?

rhonchi
wheezing
stridor
rales

Answer 4

stridor

*note: wheezing is bronchoconstriction, not upper airway. remember stridor happens in epiglottitis when the voice box is inflammed

Question 5

while auscultating breath sounds of a patient stung by a yellow jacket several times, you hear bilateral wheezing all over the lung fields. This indicates:

a) a significant amount of fluid in alveoli
b) enlargement of bronchioles in the lungs
c) narrowing of bronchioles in the lungs
d) rapid swelling of upper airway tissues

Answer 5

c) narrowing of bronchioles in the lungs

Question 6

within how long are the effects of epinephrine typically observed from administration?

Answer 6

1 minute

Question 7

how long to hold down an epinephrine auto-injector

Answer 7

3 seconds