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SADDLEBACK COLLAGE NURSING N172 MIDTERM IMMUNITY +HIV/AIDS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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SADDLEBACK COLLAGE NURSING N172MIDTERM IMMUNITY +HIV/AIDS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is innate immunity? - ANSWER Immunity of which you are burning
with
2 type of acquired immunity - ANSWER 1. active
2. passive
How is passive immunity acquired? - ANSWER From nursing
(breastmilk) or across the placenta (Antibodies from mother pass to
baby
Injection of gamma globulin
What is hypersensitivity in relation to the immune system - ANSWER the
immune response overreacts against foreign antigens or reacts against
its own tissue leading to allergies or autoimmune diseases
Humoral immunity is - ANSWER specific immunity produced by B cells
that produce antibodies that circulate in body fluids
Humoral immunity memorization trick (kinda)!! - ANSWER Humoral -->
humerus (bone) ---> antibodies produced by bone marrow
Bone starts with B ---> antibodies produced by B cells in the bone
marrow
Type 1 hypersensitivity mediated by what overreactive antibody? -
ANSWER IgE
, Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions - ANSWER -anaphylaxis
-atopic reactions (dermatitis, eczema)
-angioedema
-asthma
-urticaria (hives)
(type 1 sensitivity ---> 1st letter in alphabet = A, all reactions start with A,
one that doesn't ends in A)
Sx/sx of anaphylaxis - ANSWER -weak
-tachycardia
-hypotension
-dilated pupils
-SOB
-possible cyanosis
-bronchial edema
Anaphylaxis tx (medications) - ANSWER 1. epi
2. bronchodilators (albuterol)
3. steroids (solumedrol)
4. antihistamine (benadryl)
To prevent spread of poison from insect bite, what can you do? -
ANSWER Tourniquet the site
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