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Characteristics associated with PCOS - ANSWER--
metabolic dysfunction
-
dyslipidemia
- insulin
resistance
- obesity
polycystic ovarian syndrome treatment - ANSWER-(1)
diagnosis and education;
(2) lifestyle change - loss of 10% of body weight may help;
(3) birth control pills help with some symptoms;
(4) diabetes medications & dietary treatment may slowly
normalize physiology (lower sugar, lower insulin, fewer
androgens)
major histocompatibility class i antigens - ANSWER-- found on
surface for cytotoxic T cells to identify
,- lead to recognition of non body by T cells
- inside any cell with a nucleus made by ER
inflammatory chemicals blocked by antiinflammatory
drugs - ANSWER--
prostaglandin
- COX 1
- COX 2
characteristics of acute phase reactant C-reactive protein -
ANSWER-- synthesized in response to inflammation
- CRP attaches to bacteria or dying cell and has macrophages
kill the cell - high CRP relate to disease activity
functions of normal flora - ANSWER--Maintain normal function
and health of the
colon
-Synthesize some vitamins and
nutrients
-Prevent pathogen
colonization
-Protect against
pathogens
,-Aids in
digestion
-Breaks down
nutrients
allergy desensitization - ANSWER--Injections of small doses of
the offending antigen are given 1x-2x/week for an extended
period of time
-Induces IgG, upon encounter with allergen, IgG binds antigen
before it can bind IgE-mast cell
-Mast cell and basophils become decreasingly sensitive as less
IgE is made
Left shift in WBC differential - ANSWER-caused by band
neutrophil or earlier
immature
neutrophils
Forms of Immunity - ANSWER-- Innate, present at birth
- Adaptive, after birth
- Active, antibodies develop after exposure to antigen
- Passive, antibodies are transferred from another source
innate immunity - ANSWER-A form of defense common to all
animals that is active immediately upon exposure to pathogens
, and that is the same whether or not the pathogen has been
encountered previously.
adaptive immunity - ANSWER-the ability to recognize and
remember specific
antigens and mount an attack
on them
passive immunity - ANSWER-An individual does not produce
his or her own
antibodies, but rather receives them directly from another
source, such as
mother to infant through
breast milk
active immunity - ANSWER-immunity produced by exposure to
an antigen, as a
result of the immune
response
when myocardial ischemia may be reversible - ANSWER-if
bloodflow is re-
established quickly through a stent or
fibrinolytic therapy