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Chapter 51 Flashcards

1
Q

What are antigens

A

Foreign proteins entering body

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2
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What are antibodies

A

Immunoglobulin that have antigen specific amino acid sequences

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3
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What are the two ways to get immunity

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Active and passive

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4
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What is artificial active immunization

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Clinically exposed to harmless form of antigen

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5
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What is natural active immunization

A

Person survives the disease and produces antibodies

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6
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What is artificial passive immunization

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Administration of serum or immunglobulins

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7
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What is anti venom

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Obtained from horses or made in lab for snake or spider bites

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8
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What are anti toxins

A

Purified serum from horse. Effects are short lived

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9
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What is natural passive immunization

A

Antibodies passed from mother to baby. Temporary

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10
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What are biological antimicrobial drugs (biologicals)

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Anti toxins
Anti venom
Toxoids/vaccines

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11
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What are toxoids

A

Substances that contain antigens that have been attenuated so they cannot harm patient

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12
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What are the symptoms of diphtheria

A

Difficulty breathing
Heart problems
Death

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13
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What are the symptoms of tetanus

A

Locked jaw
Muscle spasms

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14
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Where is tetanus found

A

Dirt soil dust manure

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15
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Vaccinations with live or dead bacteria or virus provide lifelong immunity

A

Live

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16
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What patient receives rhogam

A

Mother with negative blood type pregnant with positive blood type baby

17
Q

When is the rhogam shot given during pregnancy

A

After 28 weeks
72 hours post delivery

18
Q

The zoster vaccine is given to patients who have shingles to prevent

A

Postherpetic neuralgia

19
Q

Why should transplant rejection drugs or cancer therapy not receive vaccines

A

Stops vaccines and toxoids from working

20
Q

Repeated injections of equine derived serums can cause

A

Serum sickness: edema of face, tongue, throat, rash, vomiting

21
Q

What muscle do we give vaccines in for babies

A

Vastus lateralis

22
Q

Should you take med out of fridge before injection to warm up

A

No. Can make ineffective

23
Q

What is a pandemic

24
Q

What are the 2 goals of the pandemic preparedness response

A

Minimize illness and death
Minimize societal disruption

25
Q

What is the triple threat

A

Increase demand for services
Reduced workforce
Disruption to chain supply

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