Hereditary Angioedema

Question 1

Congenital immunodeficiency of

Answer 1

C1 protease inhibitor

Question 2

Hereditary Angioedema pattern of inheritance

Answer 2

autosomal dominant

Question 3

Hereditary Angioedema produces an excess of that

Answer 3

C3a C4a and C5a

Question 4

result of over production on C345 a

Answer 4

capillary permeability and edema

Episodic local subcutaneous and submucosal edema typically involving GI and upper respiratory tracts

Question 5

how do you diagnosis heredity angioedema

Answer 5

Family history
lack of pruritis and urticarial lesions
Recurrent abdominal colic and/or laryngeal edema

Question 6

heredity angioedema labs

Answer 6

decreased C1 inhibitor levels (or decreased function, or mutation in C1 inhibitor gene altering synthesis/function)