NURS 4210

NURS 4210 Management of Patients with Immune Disorders SUMMARY (HIGHLY TESTED IN EXAMS)

• Normal Immune System – Defense: The body’s defense mechanism against invasion – Homeostasis: Damaged cellular substances are digested and removed – Surveillance: Mutations arise in the body but are normally recognized as foreign cells and destroyed • Immunopathology – Study of diseases that result from dysfunctions in immune system – Immune disorders: Autoimmunity, hypersensitivity, gammopathies, immune deficiencies Antigens • Substances that elicits an immune ...

NURS 4210 Management of Patients with Immune Disorders SUMMARY (HIGHLY TESTED IN EXAMS)

Management of Patients with Immune Disorders