WEEK 1: Immune & Lymphatic System
This system provides continuous surveillance for foreign antigens while preventing self-destruction.
What is the immune system?
This type of immunity is immediate, non-specific, and does not improve with exposure.
What is innate immunity?
Immunizations create this type of immunity.
What is artificially acquired active immunity?
These immune disorders may be genetic or acquired.
What are immune deficiency disorders?
These disorders occur when the immune system attacks self-tissues.
What are autoimmune disorders?
This lifestyle change is the most significant cancer prevention intervention.
What is tobacco cessation?
This treatment targets rapidly dividing cells.
What is chemotherapy?
Stage 1 pressure injuries present with this key feature.
What is non-blanchable erythema?
Ligaments serve this primary function.
What is joint stabilization?
This organ is responsible for T-lymphocyte maturation.
What is the thymus?
Vasodilation during inflammation causes these two classic signs.
What are redness and warmth?
This concept protects vulnerable individuals when most of the population is immunized.
What is herd immunity?
HIV primarily attacks this immune cell.
What are CD4 helper T cells?
This autoimmune disease affects multiple organ systems and follows flares and remissions.
What is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
This vaccine prevents cervical and oropharyngeal cancers.
What is the HPV vaccine?
Neutropenia places patients at highest risk for this complication.
What is infection?
This skin cancer originates from melanocytes and metastasizes rapidly.
What is malignant melanoma?
This muscle property allows muscles to shorten.
What is contractility?
These structures swell when lymphocytes proliferate in response to antigen exposure.
What are lymph nodes?
Increased capillary permeability leads to this symptom due to nerve compression.
What is pain?
A CBC with differential evaluates this immune component.
What are white blood cells?
This test reflects immune system strength in HIV patients.
What is the CD4 count?
These malignancies originate in lymphocytes.
What are lymphomas?
Colorectal cancer screening begins at this age.
What is age 45?
ANC below this value is a medical emergency.
What is 500?
Burn patients are at high risk for this type of shock.
What is hypovolemic shock?
This phenomenon describes non-painful perception of a missing limb.
What is phantom limb sensation?
This blood-filtering organ removes old red blood cells and activates lymphocytes.
What is the spleen?
This immune protein system forms the membrane attack complex.
What is the complement system?
This lab marker identifies inflammation but not its cause.
What is C-reactive protein (CRP)?
This test measures the amount of virus in the bloodstream.
What is viral load?
This type of lymphoma contains Reed-Sternberg cells.
What is Hodgkin lymphoma?
These tests assist in monitoring cancer, not diagnosing it.
What are tumor markers?
This oncologic emergency results from rapid tumor cell destruction.
What is tumor lysis syndrome?
The highest priority in burn care is assessment of this system.
What is the airway?
Phantom limb pain is classified as this type of pain.
What is neuropathic pain?
Dysfunction of this tissue causes pancytopenia, increasing infection, bleeding, and hypoxia risk.
What is bone marrow?
This process causes osmotic lysis of pathogens.
What is membrane attack complex formation?
After vaccination, patients must be observed for this life-threatening reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
The advanced stage of HIV infection is known as this.
What is AIDS?
This diagnostic procedure confirms lymphoma.
What is a lymph node biopsy?
This procedure provides definitive cancer diagnosis.
What is a biopsy?
Facial edema and dyspnea suggest this life-threatening condition.
What is superior vena cava syndrome?
This formula guides burn fluid resuscitation.
What is the Parkland formula?
This therapy uses visual feedback to retrain the brain after amputation.
What is mirror therapy?