Nur 142 Concepts of Nursing Practice -
Immunity, Inflammation & Infection
Control. Exam Questions And Answers
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Suppressed Immune Response - answer✔Potentially caused by Primary Immune Deficiency or
Secondary Immune Deficiency
Primary Immunodeficiency - answer✔Patients are missing a majority composition of immune
system causing inadequate immune response.
+70 types of (P.I)
Evident by frequent infections, use of antibiotics. (Suppressed Immune Response)
Secondary Immunodeficiency - answer✔Patients suffer loss of immune function caused by
illness and/treatment,
OR
May be Induced to avoid systematic rejection of transplanted tissue as a result of treatment via
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
- Medication
_ Leukemia treatment
- Diseases: (HIV), cancers, autoimmune diseases
Scope of Immunity - answer✔Immunity in patients can range from a hypo- Suppressed Immune
Response to an hyper- Exaggerated Immune Response with a baseline being Optimal Immune
Response
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Classifications of Exaggerated Immune Response - answer✔type I : IgE-mediated a.k.a atopic
"allergic"
type II : Tissue-specific a.k.a cytotoxic
type III : Immune Complex-Mediated
type IV : Cell-mediated a.k.a delayed hypersensitivity
10 Warning Signs of Primary Immune Deficiency - answer✔1. Four+ new ear infections within 1
year
2. Two+ months of taking antibiotics w/ minimum effects
3. Two+ pneumonias within 1 year
4. Failure of an infant to gain weight normally
5. Recurrent deep skin/organ abscesses
6. Persistent thrush in mouth + fungal infection on skin
7. Need for I.V antibiotics to clear infections
8. Two+ deep seated infections (septicemia)
9. Family History of (P.I)
10. Two+ serious sinus infections within 1 year
Exaggerated Immune Response - answer✔Are classifications of hypersensitivity disorders
where individual may be damaged by an immune response meant to benefit them. May be
localized or Systematic.
Immunity - answer✔Defined as a physiological process that provides an individual with
resistance from disease, microbes, proteins, & conditions associated with inadequate immune
systems.
Types of Immunity - answer✔Innate Immunity - present at birth, provides nonspecific response.
Acquired Immunity - develops post foreign antigen infection., and may be obtained artificially
via immunization
Protective Functions of Immune Response - answer✔1. Protects Body from invasion of
microorganisms & other antigens
2. Removes dead/damaged tissues & cells
3. Recognized & removes cell mutations demonstrating abnormal cell growth
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