Immune

Question 1

CREST syndrome acronym

what disease is this for

Answer 1

Calcinosis
Raynauds phenmenom
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyl
Telangiectasia

scleroderma

Question 2

first cells to arrive at inflammation site

Answer 2

neutrophils

we are here to NEUTRALIZEEEE the situation

Question 3

stages of inflammatory responses

Answer 3

1- vascular
2- cellular exudate
3- tissue repair/replacement

Question 4

antibody mediated immunity aka

cell mediated or humoral

Answer 4

humoral immune response

Question 5

which antibody is a B-lymphocyte receptor

Answer 5

igD

Question 6

which is the transplant rejection type where no immunosupressants are used

Answer 6

hyperacute

just needs to be taken out

Question 7

SLE effects the ___, ___ and ___

Answer 7

skin

joint kidneys

Question 8

early findings of SLE

Answer 8

poly arthritis
fever
fatigue

Question 9

first symptom of scleroderma

Answer 9

raynards phenomemom

Question 10

tophi shows up in what dx

Answer 10

gout

Question 11

what triggers Rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 11

environment- cigarette smoking, genetic factors, hormones

Question 12

what triggers Lupus?

Answer 12

medications

Question 13

leading cause of death for lupus

Answer 13

lupus nephritis

Question 14

what are the types of gout?

Answer 14

primary- inborn errors of purine metabolism

secondary- hyperuricemia from another condition

Question 15

CD4+ count for dx of HIV

Answer 15

less than 200

Question 16

until negative results come back for a patient suspected with pneumonia, what are the precautions to take?

Answer 16

airborne

standard precautions

Question 17

most common neurological s/s for HIV

Answer 17

peripheral neuropathy

Question 18

HIV: if ELA/Elsa is positive what test do we need to confirm it?

Answer 18

Western blot

Question 19

CD4+ : CD8+ ratio normal

Answer 19

2:1

Question 20

diet for HIV patient

Answer 20

avoid fat
high calorie, high protein
NO dairy
small meals

Question 21

names and type #’s of each hypersensitivity reax

Answer 21

type 1- immediate - allergic reax
type 2- cytotoxic- antibodies are causing cell death (ex, anemia, good pasture syndrom, MG)
type 3- immune complex deposit in blood vessel walls (ex- SLE, RA, vasculitis)
type 4- delayed type- ex- posion ivy, delayed graft rejection, positive TB test
type 5- stimulated- Graves’ dx