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HYPERSENSITIVITIES - N5315 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Quiz: What is a hypersensitivity?
Ans: A pathological immune response to an antigen which causes tissue and
cellular damage to the host
Quiz: How many types of hypersensitivities are there?
Ans: 4 types; Types 1-4
Quiz: What does autoimmunity imply?
Ans: It implies an intolerance of our immune system to our own (endogenous)
antigens
Quiz: What does alloimmunity imply?
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Ans: Implies the formation of antibodies to foreign antigens (exogenous
antigens)
Quiz: What is an Autoimmune Disease?
Ans: The pathologic consequence of autoimmunity
Quiz: What often precipitates autoimmune disease?
Ans: A pathogen which triggers the immune response
Quiz: What happens to the immune response that was initiated
against the pathogen?
Ans: It then turns against our own antigens
Quiz: What is alloimmune disease?
Ans: The pathologic consequence of alloimmunity
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Quiz: What it Type I hypersensitivity?
Ans: An immediate hypersensitivity response to an environmental allergen
Quiz: What are most Type I hypersensitivity reactions attributed to?
Ans: Allergies to food, medication, pollen, etc.
Quiz: How long do Type I hypersensitivity reactions occur after
exposure to the allergen?
Ans: Minutes to hours from time of exposure
Quiz: What does the Type I hypersensitivity pathogenesis begin
with?
Ans: Antibody IgE
Quiz: What does IgE do upon initial exposure to the allergen?
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