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Intradermal testing Flashcards

1
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Tests of cell-mediated immunity

A

Allergenic extracts are injected intradermally & the sites are monitored for allergic reactions

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Allergens

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Substance that causes an allergic reaction

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3
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Urticaria

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Hives

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4
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Wheals

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Swelling on the surface of the skin

Red welts

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5
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Angioedema

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Edema of the dermis & subcutaneous tissues

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6
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What antibody, leukocyte, and cells are active during allergic reactions

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IgE, basophils, and mast cells

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7
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What is intradermal testing?

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Tests of cell-mediated immunity

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8
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What species do we do intradermal testing?

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Dogs

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9
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Can dogs have allergies to more than one allergen?

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Yes

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10
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What are the allergens based on?

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Geography and patient history

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11
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What testing has not been vaildated yet?

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Intradermal testing for food allergies

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12
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What are reactions triggered by?

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Basophils and/or mast cells releasing histamine-containing granule that invoke an inflammatory response

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How do you prepare a dog for intradermal testing?

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Shave the hair on the lateral thorax

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14
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What do you use to mark injection sites?

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Felt-tip marker

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15
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How far apart should the injection sites be?

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2cm

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16
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What gauge needle do you use to inject the specifically selected antigen?

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26 gauge needle

0.05mLs of specifically selected antigen

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17
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When do you evaluate the injection sites?

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15 and 30 minutes

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18
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How do you grade the sites?

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Based on the controls

Measure the diameter of the wheal

19
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What is the positive control?

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Histamine

20
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What is the negative contorl?

A

Saline

21
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What are reasons for false negative reactions?

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Subcutaneous injection
Too little antigen
Drug interference 
Anergy
Inherent host factors
Endoparasitism or ectoparasitism
Off-season testing
Histamine
22
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False negative reactions: Drug interference

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Glucocorticoids
Antihistamines
Tranquilizers
Progetational compoinds
Drugs that lower blood pressure
23
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False negative reactions: Anergy

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Testing during peak hypersensitivity reaction

24
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False negative reactions: Off-season testing

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Testing more than 1-2 months after clinical signs have disappeared

25
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False negative reactions: Histamine

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Hyporeactivity

26
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What are the reasons for false positive reaction?

A 
Irritant Test allergens
Contaminated test allergens
Skin-sensitizing antibody only
Poor technique
Substance that cause nonimmunologic histamine release
Irritable skin 
Dermatographism
Mitogenic allergen
27
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False positive reactions: Irritant test allergens

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Contain glycerin, house dust, feathers, wool, old and all food preparations

28
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False positive reactions: Contaminated test allergens

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Bacteria or fungi

29
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False positive reactions: Poor technique

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Traumatic placement of the needle
Dull or burred needle
Too large volume injected
Air injected

30
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False positive reactions: Substances that cause nonimmunologic histamine release

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Narcotics

31
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False positive reactions: Irritable skin

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Large reactions seen to all infected substances

32
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What does a positive reaction look like?

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A raised welt that indicates the animal is allergic to the antigen

33
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What do hypersensitive reactions look like?

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Urticaria (hives), wheals, or angioedema

34
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Why do hypersensitivity reactions occur

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The dog has allergies to more than one allergen

35
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What are common allergies?

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Grass, trees, pollen, molds, dust

36
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What is the goal of intradermal testing?

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To create allergy shots to desensitize the animal to the allergens

37
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What is the ELISA test developed for allergies?

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ALLERCEPT

38
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What does ALLERCEPT determine?

A

The specific IgE antibodies in dogs, cats and horses

39
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What does ALLERCEPT test for?

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Grasses, trees, weeds, mites, insects, and fungi

40
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How do you do the tuberculin test?

A

Inject tuberculin intradermally at a site in cervical region or skin fold at the base of the tail

41
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What animals is the tuberculin test commonly performed on?

A

Cattle and primates

42
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What do animals with Mycobacterium spp develop?

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A delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the organism tuberculin

43
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Why is it a delayed reaction?

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Because T lymphocytes must migrate to the foreign antigen injected

44
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What does the tuberculin test actually test for?

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Mycobacterium

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