Week 9 - Assessment and Clinical Management of Immunity

Question 1

What assessments can you perform to test immunity? (4)

Answer 1

1. Diagnostic tests
2. Screening tests
3. Allergy testing
4. Disease specific testing

Question 2

Which diagnostic tests can you perform? (1, 3)

Answer 2

1. Primary Tests
   - RBC
   - WBC

Question 3

What screening tests can you perform? (2)

Answer 3

• C-reactive protein (CRP)
• erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

ESR for chronic inflammation

Question 4

Which allergy tests can you perform? (2)

Answer 4

• skin test
• allergen-specific immunoglobulin (IgE) blood test

Question 5

What are the primary preventions for immunity? (2)

Answer 5

• vaccination
• Modify risk factors

Question 6

What are secondary preventions for Immunity?

Answer 6

screening

Question 7

What are suppressed collaborative interventions for immunity? (4)

Answer 7

1. Infection
2. GI dysfunction - treatment of diarrhea, candidiasis, fluid and electrolyte balance
3. Skin disorders - treat rashes
4. Nutrition - vitamins and supplements

Question 8

What are exaggerated collaborative interventions? (3)

Answer 8

1. Immunosuppression - corticosteroids, chemotherapy, NSAIDS
2. Pain management - NSAIDS, corticosteroids
3. Anaphylaxis

Question 9

What is a vaccination? (2)

Answer 9

• Introduction of foreign antigens to trigger immune response
• allows the immune system to react more effectively the next time it is exposed to antigen

Question 10

What do effective vaccinations sometimes need?

Answer 10

• boosters or follow-up doses to confer long-term immunity

it reminds our body that we should be creating those antibodies

Question 11

What are the different types of vaccines? (2)

Answer 11

• bacterial or viral vaccines
• Killed vs. Live Attenuated (portion of it, or weakened)

Question 12

What are common adverse effects of vaccines? (3)

Answer 12

• redness or swelling at site of injection
• Soreness or tenderness at site
• fever (inflammatory response)

Question 13

What are contraindications to vaccines? (3)

Answer 13

1. Immunocompromised patients
   - patients are unable to produce an active immune response
2. History or allergy/anaphylactic response to vaccine components (preservatives, etc.)
3. Pregnancy - only inactivated vaccines are suitable