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Patho Exam 1 Flashcards

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Innate immunity

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Natural

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Active aquired immunity

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Been exposed before

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Passive acquired immunity

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Mother to baby

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What organ/cells provide initial immune response against bacteria or viruses?

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Skin, phagocytes (neutrophils + monocytes)

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Humoral immunity

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antibodies (b-lymphocytes); 1st line of defense after the skin; rapid response; generalized; attack acute bacterial infections

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Cell-mediated immunity

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t-lymphocytes; recognize specific organisms then hunt them down to kill them; regulatory t-cells turn off immune system to prevent over-reacting (auto immune disorders)

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B-lymphocytes

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produced in bone marrow (Humoral)

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T-lymphocytes

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mature in thymus (Cell-mediated)

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Benefits of exercise on immunity

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enhanced with moderate exercise; prevents immunologic effects of stress

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Detrimental effects of exercise on immunity

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strenuous exercise can impair immune system (over exercising)

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What is iatrogenic immunodeficiency? What factors contribute to it?

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Immune compromise from a medical procedure; cytotoxic drugs (not selective), corticosteroids, radiation, splenectomy

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Happens after mono or another infection; first feels like flu but acute symptoms go away and fatigue stays; minimal activity wipes them out; cyclical but progressive; no way to definitively diagnose; treatment is symptom relief

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Fibromyalgia

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chronic muscle pain; wide-spread tender spots (18, where large muscles attach); treatment is holistic + antipsychotics, sleeping meds; cyclical pain; be careful with exercise

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Type 1 Hypersensitivity Disorder

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immediate response to pathogen; anaphylactic shock

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Type 2 Hypersensitivity Disorder

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body’s tissue is recognized as foreign; cytotoxic reaction

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Type 3 Hypersensitivity Disorder

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immune complex disease

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Type 4 Hypersensitivity disorder

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Cell-mediated disease; transplant or graft

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Systemic Lupus (SLE)

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affects any organ or system; can be deadly; most severe type of lupus; symptoms: scales, hair loss, SOB, heart probs, depression, cognitive dysfunction

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What is the most common symptom associated with dermatologic disorders?

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Puritis (itching)

20
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What are the most common anatomical sites for dermatitis? Treatment?

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Atopic (eczema) on flexor surfaces of skin; treatment: personal hygiene, moisturizing, avoid irritants, topical + oral meds

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What precautions are necessary to consider when treating a patient with lymphodema?

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Cellulitis (infection of integumentary system), BP cuff, application of heat, exercise

22
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Humoral + Cell-mediated immunity

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Both are acquired immunity, both overlap and interact

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