Immune System
Is an overreaction of the immune system to the body being exposed substance ?
What is Type 1 hypersensitivity
I increase with infection and immunosuppression
WBC
Food allergies, medications, exposure to your immune system causing swelling, larygneal edema
Anaphlaxis
What medication should be required with SCIT?
Epinephrine
Name 2 types of medications that are used as treatment for immune disorders
antibiotics, antihistamines, antivirals, corticosteroids, decongestants, epinephrine, histamine blockers,
What is the antibodies that triggers a response to the body being exposed to allergen?
What is IgE
What test is non specific test for generalized inflammation and can give you a false negative because patient has taken NSAID or steroids before test is performed.
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ESR
An enlarged painful, moveable , that is a sign of infection is ?
Lymph node
If a patient is allergic to latex what food will cause a latex reaction?
avocado, banana, chestnut, kiwi, apple, carrot, celery, papaya, potatoes, tomatoes, melon
The test to prove a patient has RA?
C Reactive protein
What is the cells that mainly react in Type 1 hypersensitvity?
Mast Cells
Increased in rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, Leukemia, tuberculosis, older age, scleroderma and mono
Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
Injecting an allergen to help pt become hyposensitivity to it?
Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
A diagnosis a nurse may suspect if her patient is having low RBC count
Anemia
A patient with HIV will have what decrease?
CD4 count
The release of IgE and Mast Cells cause to release?
Histamine
It is increased in rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, Sle. It is suppressed by aspirin and steroids. This is an abnormal protein found in plasma during acuter inflammatory processes.
C Reactive Protein (CRP)
What antibody will abnormal for Malaria?
IgM
A patient having this organ removed can increase the pt risk for infection. What is the organ and what is the surgery called
Spleen, splenectomy
You patient informs they are allergic to a medication. What is your follow up response?
What happens to you when you take this medication?