Medical Issues Flashcards
Bacteria vs Viruses
Bacterias
- 1-cell
- Good or Bad
- Reproduce
Bacteria vs Viruses
Viruses
- Microscopic
- Can’t survive without host cell
- Can trigger immune response
Lines of Defense
1st LoD
- Physical: skin
- Chemistry: ↓ pH, antimicrobial
- Biology: Microbiome
- Nonspecific/ innate
Lines of Defense
2nd LoD
order:
1. Macrophage
2. Leukocytes
3. Neutrophils
* Complement Sys: HAve proteins that kill infected cells
* Causes Histamine release ➠ Inflammation ➠ more WBCs
* Nonspecific/ innate
Lines of Defense
Interferons
Signal to other cells to increase antiviral protection
Lines of Defense
3rd LoD
- Kill and Remember antigen ⟹ causes response in B and T cells
Lines of Defense
B cells
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Sit in lymphatic system and wait until needed
- Tons of them but when matched, mitosis of proper one occurs
1. Plasma cells are created to make tons of antibodies
2. Memory cells are created - Resistance increases in waves based on number of exposures
Lines of Defense
T cells
- Immature B cells in Thymus
- Sit in lymphatic system and wait until needed
Lines of Defense
Process of Activating Immune Cells
- Antigen attaches to self protein on macrophage
- now = macrophage to antigen presenting cells
- Runs into T cells until proper one is found
- Binds to proper helper T cell
- That helper T cell divides further
- B cells and cytotoxic T cells are activated
Lines of Defense
Cytotoxic T cells
- Bind with an infected cell
- Uses perforin to poke holes in a cell and kill it
Lines of Defense
Antibodies
They:
1. Neutralize: Stop bacteria from working
2. Agglutinize: make them stick together
3. Precipitate dissolved antigens: Make antigens less useful and easier to destroy
4. Activate complement system which causes cell lysis
* First 3 enhance phagocytosis
* Last causes cell lysis
Immune System - EdPuzzle
Lymphatic System
Connects tissues with immune system using lymph nodes
Immune System - EdPuzzle
Macrophages
- Attack invading bacteria with “arms”
- can eat up 100s of bacteria
Immune System - EdPuzzle
Neutrophils
- 2nd LoD
- Suicide warriors that use deadily chemicals that damage heathy and non-healthy cells
- Will kill themselves after a while to not hurt healthy cells
Immune System - EdPuzzle
Inflammation
Swelling as fluid enters the damaged area to deliver complement proteins
Immune System - EdPuzzle
Dendritic Cell
- Immune System Intelligence Officer
- reports parst of bacteria to proper helper T cell
Immune System - EdPuzzle
Memory cells
- Remember antigens of bacteria and continues producing low amount of antibodies to provide resistance to future infection
Organ Transplants
Problem with Organ Transplants
Rejection
Organ Transplants
Tests for Transplant
- Blood Types: A, B, O, AB + Rh factors(+/-)
- HLA(MHC) Antigens: Tissue Matching
- 6 varieties of self proteins
- Must match most for success
- Sibs share more often than strangers
- Not as large of an issue because of immunosuppresant drugs
- Cross Matching Test
- Antibodies against donor
- Living donor is better than dead: Immediately decomposes after death
Organ Transplants
Transplant Rejection
- Hyperacute; Immediate rejection; Blood Type mismatch
- Acute; Weeks/ Months; Inflammation and Leukocyte infiltration: Most common
- Chronic; Months/ Years; Thickening and Fibrosis of vessels
Organ Transplants
Transplant Criteria
- Kidney: Time on List = Largest Waitlist
- Liver = MELD Score
- Creatinine = How well Liver is working
- Bilirubin = How well liver is cleaning bile
- INR-h = How well making clotting factors
- Serum Sodium level
- ☝︎ MELD = Worse state
Organ Transplants
Alternate Treatments
- Xenotransplants with Pigs
- Have to have huge pig farms
- Bioprinting
- Hard to replicate complex organs
Organ Transplant Talk : Will Chapman
Problems with Transplants
- Need»_space;> Amount
- 20% die every year on waiting list
- Organ allocation not equal and not considering all factors
Organ Transplant Talk : Will Chapman
Cadaver Donors
- Brain Death
- No cortical brainstem function
- Non-Heartbeating donors
Organ Transplant Talk : Will Chapman
Procurement Logistics
- Multiple teams
- Differnt cold ischemia times: heart → kidney
- Drop temp and use preservation fluid used
Organ Transplant Talk : Will Chapman
Prisoners = Donors?
- Yes: need more and dont need anymore for death row
- No: Coercion, viral transmission, become a high risk donor, security requirements for hospitals