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UNIT 14 ALLERGY: AN OVERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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UNIT 14 ALLERGY: AN OVERVIEWQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Hay fever: allergic rhinits - ANSWER Allergen: any substance that cause allergy
Allergy: an individual hypersensitivity to a substance, usually an antibody-allergen reaction. - ANSWER
Anaphylaxis: an allergic hypersensitivity reaction of the body to a foreign substance, usually to a protein
substance or a drug.
Anaphylactic shock usually occurs suddenly and can be life threatening. - ANSWER atopy - an allergy for
which there is a genetic predisposition.
There is an inherited tendency to develop a certain type of allergy, but not he allergy itself. - ANSWER The
principal atopic manifestations are vasomotor rhinitis, bronchial asthma, and chronic urticaria.
colic - pertaining to spasm in any hollow soft organ accompanied by pain. - ANSWER desensitize - to lessen
the sensitivity of an individual by administration of the specific antigen or antigens - in minute dosage.
immunoglobulin gamma E - IgE: a protein produced by the lining of the respiratory and intestinal tracts. -
ANSWER It is important in forming reagin.
reagin - a type of immunoglobulin gamma E - IgE - that is present in the serum of atopic individuals. -
ANSWER It is deposited in cutaneous tissue and may enter the bloodstream, causing the primary reaction
that appears as edema in allergic rhinitis.
Latex Allergy - ANSWER The incidence of latex allergy has increased with the expanded use of gloves in
hospitals and other health care settings.
Question each patient about any allergic reactions to latex products. - ANSWER If an allergic reaction
occured, this should be noted in red on the patient's chart.
, Health care workers should not wear latex gloves while performing any type of procedure on this patient.
- ANSWER Health care workers who are sensitive to latex should use nonlatex gloves.
For copies of the guidelines to help prevent and manage latex allergy, you can call the American College
of Allergy and Immunology as 708-359-2800 or write the ACAI at 800 E. Northwest Highway, Suite 1080,
Palatine, IL 60067 - ANSWER Hay fever, an allergic reactions to trees, grass, and weed pollens, is America's
Number 1 chronic illness. This condition can be brought on by hundreds of different kinds of pollens and
molds.
Approximately 500 pollens are distributed by the wind and may wind up in a person's nose, eyes, and
respiratory tract. - ANSWER When such a pollen lands on a susceptible individual's mucous membrane,
the reaction between allergens and IgE antibodies causes the release of chemical substances such as
histamine, leukotrienesl, and prostaglandins.
These chemicals cause the classic symptoms of allergy: sneezing, congestion, rhinorrhea, postnasal drip,
scratchy throat, itchy eyes and nose, pressure under and behind the eyes, and a feeling of general
discomfort. - ANSWER Appearance of Symptoms
Other signs and symptoms that may indicate allergy are dark circles under the eyes, sneezing, wheezing,
cough, redness of the eyes and nose, tearing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, noisy breathing,
malaise, fatigue, and pain in the forehead, cheeks, and teeth. - ANSWER When these or other symptoms
are present, allergy should be suspected.
Allergy symptoms can be relieved by proper diagnosis and treatment. - ANSWER Factors other than
allergens that may trigger symptoms of allergy are fatigue, stress, overexertion, changes in temperature,
cold air, changes in atmospheric pressure, and changes in humidity.
There factors, plus exposure to the offending allergen, cause the majority of symptoms in individuals with
allergies. - ANSWER Allergic Rhinits
The following are the most common seasonal causes of hay fever in the United States, according to the
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology: - ANSWER Early spring: Trees produce most of the pollen.
Late spring and summer: Grasses produce most of the pollen - ANSWER Fall: Weeds produce most of the
pollen.
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