Altered Immunity
Immune suppression in AIDS is primarily due to a decrease in this specific immune cell.
What are CD4 T lymphocytes?
This condition is defined by the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream which may be transient or progress to a more serious systemic infection.
What is bacteremia?
This progressive movement disorder often presents with resting tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia.
What is Parkinson disease?
This brain region helps regulate mood, attention, and impulse control.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This disorder involves increased intraocular pressure, damaging the optic nerve.
What is glaucoma?
Which cells become differentiated (mature) in the bone marrow?
What are B lymphocytes
This term describes the degree of damage a pathogen can cause.
Coup-contrecoup occurs due to which type of injury mechanism?
Traumatic injury (the brain is injured at the impact site and again on the opposite side as it rebounds).
This mood disorder can present with elevated mood, flight of ideas, and pressured speech.
What is bipolar disorder?
This inner ear disorder causes episodic vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
What is Meniere's disease?
What cell presents antigens to T lymphocytes?
What are dendritic cells?
This first line of defense forms a physical barrier against pathogens.
What is the skin?
This lobe in the back of the brain is primarily responsible for vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
This term describes the loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable actvities.
What is anhedonia?
This term describes an exaggerated response to a normal painful stimulus.
This maternal-fetal mismatch triggers maternal antibodies that can attack fetal red blood cells in later pregnancies.
What is RH isoimmunization? (Type II cytotoxic antibody-mediated reaction)
This opportunistic infection causes white patches in the mouth, often seen in immunocompromised patients.
What is oral candidiasis? (yeast)
These neurons carry sensory information to the brain and spinal cord (CNS).
What are afferent (sensory) neurons?
This condition involves persistent, excessive worry more days than not for at least six months.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This eye disorder is due to misalignment and can lead to amblyopia if not corrected early.
What is strabismus?
Type III immune complex-mediated reaction.
What unique pathogens have characteristics of both bacteria and viruses?
What are chlamydiae, rickettsiae, and mycoplasmas?
What is hydrocephalus?
This neurotransmitter is most associated with reward, motivation, and body movement.
What is dopamine?
This condition is characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head and may include photophobia, nausea, and vomiting.
What is a migraine headache?