Lymph And Immune System Conditions

Question 1

Describe a circumstance in which an allergy can become life threatening.

Answer 1

People at risk with having an angioedema or anaphylaxis reaction can suffocate to death.

Question 2

Identify one type of edema that indicates circulatory massage.

Answer 2

In the early stages, lymphatic massage may improve circulation and help with edema.

Question 3

Explain why lymphoma causes anemia.

Answer 3

The amount of platelet cells drop, causing anemia.

Question 4

Describe one risk of working with clients who have mononucleosis.

Answer 4

It is contagious.

Question 5

Describe two central nervous system components seen with many chronic fatigue syndrome patients.

Answer 5

Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis dysfunction. This leads to excessive cortisol secretion. Neurally mediated hypotension, causing issues in the circulatory system making it hard to control normal blood pressure.

Question 6

Explain 3 benefits of not interfering with fever.

Answer 6

Interferon, an antiviral agent becomes more active. Increased temp limits iron secretion from the liver and spleen, slowing bacterial and viral infections. Increased temp increases heart rate, increasing distribution of WBCs. Increased temp increases cell wall permeability, promoting faster recovery for damaged tissues. Interleukin 1 and other cytokines help reset the body’s thermostat and stimulate T cell production, increasing the production of antibodies.

Question 7

Describe the 4 phases of HIV infection.

Answer 7

Phase 1 - person is infected with HIV, the virus pools in WBCs, does not elicit immune response. Phase 2 - HIV infection antibodies become detectable in blood tests. People have fatigue, swollen glands, weight loss, headache. Phase 3 -

Question 8

Identify 4 different autoimmune diseases.

Answer 8

Lupus (various types of tissues are attacked by the immune system), multiple sclerosis (inflammation and degeneration of myelin sheaths, causes motor dysfunctions), psoriasis (chronic skin disease where cells replicate more often), rheumatoid arthritis (synovial membranes of joints are attacked by immune cells), scleroderma (abnormal production of collagen.)

Question 9

Describe why medications for autoimmune diseases may carry cautions for massage therapists.

Answer 9

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Question 10

Describe the difference between an allergy and an autoimmune disease.

Answer 10

Allergies are a response to an external antigen, whereas autoimmune responses are a response to mistaking an internal antigen as an enemy.