Lymph Nodes Know Best
This network of vessels, nodes, and organs help fight infection and maintain fluid balance.
What is the lymphatic system?
A reaction characterized by intense wheals and itching.
What is urticaria?
The muscular constriction of the bronchi of the respiratory tract.
What is bronchospasm?
These medications are commonly prescribed to treat infection, such as lymphangitis.
What are antibiotics?
The common blood test that helps evaluate infection and immune function (ex WBCs).
What is a CBC (complete blood count)?
These small structures filter lymph and trap bacteria and viruses.
What are lymph nodes?
Inflammation of the lymph nodes
What is lymphadenitis?
Ulnar deviation is the classic sign of this autoimmune disease.
What is rheumatoid arthitis?
This therapy uses specially fitted garments to reduce the swelling from lymphedema.
What is compression therapy?
This is the blood type of the universal blood donor.
What is Type O blood?
The lymphatic ducts that drains the legs left side of the body, lower torso, and legs, (aka left lymphatic ducts)
Abnormal collection of lymph fluid in extremities.
What is lymphedema?
This sign of myasthenia gravis is the term for double vision.
This medication would be used for treatment of someone experiencing itching of the throat, tongue, or scalp, edema of the face/airway and difficulty breathing.
What is epinephrine?
This blood test looks directly at antibodies on the red blood cells.
What is the Coombs test?
As people age, production of these protective substances decrease.
What are antibodies?
Erythroblastosis fetalis is the ___________ disorder where a mother's antibodies attack and destroy the baby's red blood cells. It is the term for immunity against other humans.
What is isoimmune?
This diagnosis would be seen in a CBC, where there is an abnormal increase in lymphocytes.
What is lymphocytosis?
This medication would be used to treat symptoms of asthma. The medication allows bronchi to open.
What is a bronchodilator?
This lab test can be completed to determine whether bacteria have entered the blood stream. With this test, the blood is tested to see if bacteria or other pathogens "grow".
What is a blood culture?
This is an additional organ related to the immune system that filters blood and removed damaged blood cells.
What is the spleen
Hardening, thicken, and shrinking of connective tissue.
What is scleroderma?
An acute or chronic allergic reaction of the skin often caused by plants or laundry products.
What is contact dermatitis?
In addition to antibiotics, what is another treatment option for lymphangitis?
What is a warm, moist pack? What is elevation of the affected extremity?
This specialized procedure visualizes lymphatic vessels with the injection of contrast dye.
What is lymphangiography?