SADDLEBACK COLLAGE NURSING N172 MIDTERM IMMUNITY +HIV/AIDS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SADDLEBACK COLLAGE NURSING N172
MIDTERM IMMUNITY +HIV/AIDS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


What is innate immunity? - ANSWER Immunity of which you are burning
with

2 type of acquired immunity - ANSWER 1. active

2. passive

How is passive immunity acquired? - ANSWER From nursing
(breastmilk) or across the placenta (Antibodies from mother pass to
baby

Injection of gamma globulin

What is hypersensitivity in relation to the immune system - ANSWER the
immune response overreacts against foreign antigens or reacts against
its own tissue leading to allergies or autoimmune diseases

Humoral immunity is - ANSWER specific immunity produced by B cells
that produce antibodies that circulate in body fluids

Humoral immunity memorization trick (kinda)!! - ANSWER Humoral -->
humerus (bone) ---> antibodies produced by bone marrow

Bone starts with B ---> antibodies produced by B cells in the bone
marrow

Type 1 hypersensitivity mediated by what overreactive antibody? -
ANSWER IgE

, Type 1 hypersensitivity reactions - ANSWER -anaphylaxis

-atopic reactions (dermatitis, eczema)

-angioedema

-asthma

-urticaria (hives)

(type 1 sensitivity ---> 1st letter in alphabet = A, all reactions start with A,
one that doesn't ends in A)

Sx/sx of anaphylaxis - ANSWER -weak

-tachycardia

-hypotension

-dilated pupils

-SOB

-possible cyanosis

-bronchial edema

Anaphylaxis tx (medications) - ANSWER 1. epi

2. bronchodilators (albuterol)

3. steroids (solumedrol)

4. antihistamine (benadryl)

To prevent spread of poison from insect bite, what can you do? -
ANSWER Tourniquet the site