Pathologies
A disease contracted by infected mosquitos causing flu-like illness
What is malaria?
Organ that is responsible for storing extra RBC in case of an emergency.
What is the spleen?
The treatment for lymphadenopathy
What is cold compress and rest?
Word meaning a disease when the body attacks itself.
What is autoimmune.
Teenagers 13-17 years old require this many hours for proper brain development and function.
What is 8-10 hours?
A blood cancer that causing crowing of cells related to overproduction of immature WBC's
What is Leukemia?
Cells that are responsible for preventing the overgrowth of bacteria in the GI system.
What are Peyer Patches?
Medication treatment option for malaria
What is antimalarial drugs?
Terminology meaning not enough RBC's
What is erythropenia
Type of lymphedema that is caused by an underlying issue.
What is secondary?
Condition with a 5 year prognosis, where the body is not producing enough RBC's
What is aplastic anemia.
Organ responsible for rebooting the GI system after sickness.
What is the appendix?
A disease that is treated by removing excess blood.
What is polycythemia?
Word meaning production of too many cells.
What is polycythemia
Virus that attacks the immune system by injecting their DNA into a hosts cells.
What is HIV?
Clinical manifestation that entails extra lymph in a node that can be palpated.
What is lymphadenopathy?
Substance that causes the body to have an immune response.
What is an antigen?
A treatment that entails using a medication that seeks out specific illness causing cells and destroys them.
What is targeted therapy?
Word meaning swollen glands in the posterior portion of the oropharynx
What is tonsilitis?
Immunoglobulin that causes and allergic reaction?
What is IgE?
Genetic disorder that causes RBC's to change shape that will inhibit flow through the capillaries.
What is SCA?
Cells that are responsible for destruction, ingestion and removing pathogens from the body.
What are macrophages?
Medication that is used to suppress the immune system, typically provided after an allergy test.
What is an antihistamine?
Terminology meaning swollen spleen
What is splenomegaly
The temperature in which a fever should be treated.
What is 102 degree F?
Treatment procedure for reoccurring strep throat, that becomes more dangerous as one ages.
What is tonsilectomy?
Terminology used to describe immature T-cells
What are thymocytes?
Medication that works specifically to help resolve or decrease the body immune response.
What is an immunosuppressant?
Medication classification that blocks the production of prostaglandins.
What is an NSAID?
The immunoglobulin that is produced in saliva, breast milk, mucus and intestines.
What is IgA?