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Section 4 Diseases of Immune System Flashcards

1
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Components of healthy lifestyle

A 
Eat F and V 
Whole grains
No smoking and alcohol
Healthy weight 
Low BP and blood sugar 
Stay active 
Sleep
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Hypersensitivity reactions are ______ and damage healthy tissues

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Immune - mediated

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3
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Hypersensitivity reactions are ___ and ___

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Chronic and debilitating

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4
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3 categories of hypersensitivity reactions

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  1. Autoimmunity
  2. Excessive or persistent microbial infections
  3. Reactions to harmless environmental stimuli
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5
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4 Main components of ACID

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A = allergies (type I)
C = cytotoxic (type II)
I = immune complex (type III)
D = delayed (type IV)
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6
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Immune complex composed of

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Antigen

Antibody

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Type I hypersensitivity is ___

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Immediate

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Steps of type I hypersensitivity

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  1. Helper T cells (TH2)
  2. Increased IgE production
  3. Re-exposure = mast cell degranulation
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9
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Histamine causes

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Vasodilation

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___ and __ are also associated with type I hypersensitivity

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Bronchoconstriction

Increased mucus secretion

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Atophy

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Genetic predisposition to allergies

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Itching

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Pruritus

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Hives

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Urticaria

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Type I hypersensitivity late phase reaction

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Onset 2-8 hours later

Epithelial damage

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Type I hypersensitivity immediate response

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Onset less or equal to 30 min

Quickly subsides

Vascular and smooth muscle rxns

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16
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Type I hypersensitivity can range from annoying to

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Anaphylaxis

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17
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____ amplify and prolong the late-phase reaction of type I hypersensitivity

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Cytokines

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18
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Type II hypersensitivity

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Cytotoxic opsonization

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Opsonization causes

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Inflammation and phagocytosis

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20
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Type II hypersensitivity mediated by the following antibodies

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IgG

IgM

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21
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IgG can activate ___ in type II, which attracts ___

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Complement

Neutrophils

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22
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Autoimmune disorders are a lack of

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Self-tolerance

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23
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Central tolerance occurs via

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Apoptosis

Thymus

Marrow

24
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Peripheral tolerance occurs via

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Inactivation or apoptosis

25
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HLA stands for

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Human leukocyte antigens

26
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Some HLA alleles increase the risk of

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Autoimmunity

27
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Autoimmune disorders prefer to attack ___ and ___ tissue

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Vessels and connective

28
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HLA alleles on chromosome ___ helps form ______ proteins that regulate self-tolerance

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6

Antigen-presenting

29
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SLE is more common in ___ adults, and this gender

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Young

Females

30
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SLE also referred to as _____ because it can attack any organ

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The great imitator

31
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Antibodies SLE causes to accumulate

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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)

IgG

32
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HLA B27 is a risk factor for

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Ankylosing spondylitis

33
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Ankylosing spondylitis is ___ and ____ fusing/ inflammation

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Spinal joint

SI joint

34
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Odds ratio of developing AS from HLA B27

35
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Lupus is exceptionally common in

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African American females

36
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Lupus is mediated by

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Cytotoxic Abs (type II)

Immune complexes (type III)

37
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Vasculitis in lupus can cause

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Thickened tunica intima

Acute necrotizing vasculitis

38
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Red blood cell casts in urine observed in lupus

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Cellular casts

39
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Photo sensitivity in lupus can cause

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Malar rash

Discord rash

Dermoepidermal injury

40
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Libman-Sacks Endocarditis (from Lupus)

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Inflammation on inside of heart that attacks the mitral valve

41
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ANA is ____ sensitive and ____ specific

42
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Jaccoud’s Arthropathy in lupus

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Non-erosive arthropathy

43
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Genetic risk of monozygotic vs dizygotic twins for lupus

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Mono- 25%

Di- 3%

44
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MC of death in lupus

A

Renal failure

45
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Treatment for lupus

A

Sunscreen

NSAIDs

Severe- corticosteroids/ immunosuppressive

46
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Sjogren syndrome

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Autoimmune attack on exocrine glands

47
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Sjogren syndrome on lacrimal glands causes

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Dry eyes- Inflammation and ulceration

48
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Sjogren syndrome on salivary glands causes

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Dry mouth, fissuring, ulceration

49
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Sjogren syndrome can also damage

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Ductal epithelia due to CD4 + T cells

50
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80% of people with sjogren syndrome have

51
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Lupus increases the odds of ___ lymphoma

52
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Sjogren syndrome most common in females, aged

53
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Wicca Syndrome

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Isolated- no other autoimmune disease

Just eye and mouth

54
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___ of sjogren syndrome is secondary to another autoimmune disease

55
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Systemic Sclerosis consists of two things

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  1. Fibrosis within mult tissues

2. Destruction of small arteries

56
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Systemic sclerosis common in females aged

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40-60 (3X)

57
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Sclerodactyly (in systemic sclerosis)

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Fibrosis of fingers

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