Module 9 (part of test 4) Flashcards
(85 cards)
Leukemia is characterized according to cell ______ and ______
type maturation (age)
What Leukemia is most common in children?
Acute Leukemia
Which Leukemia has a large number of MATURE WBC’s?
Chronic
Acute Leukemia has a large number of ______ WBC’s?
immature
What is the 7th most common malignancy?
Lymphoma
What are the 3 types of Lymphomas?
Hodgkins
Non-Hodgkins
Burkitt’s
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma is a disorder of the _____ and _____ cells?
T
B
Burkitt’s Lymphoma is an aggressive _____ Cell proliferation?
B
A patient with Burkitt’s may have what on their mandible?
osteolytic lesions
If we are seeing a patient with a WBC disorder we need a ________ and possibly ______ before treatment?
MD consult
premedication
What is the most common causes of urticaria in adults and in kids?
Adults- drugs
Kids- food
What are the 3 most common causes of anaphylactic death?
bee sting
wasp sting
penicillin
Allergic reactions result from a _______ reaction to a _______?
immune
antigen (non-infectious)
What cells process the presence of an antigen?
T-lymphocytes
Macrophages
What cells recognize the antigen and are the primary lymphocyte in humoral immunity?
B-lymphocytes
B-cels make what 2 things?
Plasma cells
Memory B-cells
Plasma cells make?
antibodies (immunoglobulins)
What type of hypersensitivity involves the humoral immunity and occurs soon after the 2nd contact/exposure?
Type 1
Type 1 Hypersensitivity is _____ mediated?
IgE
What is the most serious type 1 allergic response?
anaphylaxis
What 2 substances in L/A could a patient be allergic to?
Parabens
Sulfites
What medication generally doesn’t cause a true allergic reaction?
Codeine
What was the 1st generation Antagonist medication used in the treatment of allergic reactions?
Benadryl
What was the 2nd generation Antagonist medication used in the treatment of allergic reactions?
Allegra, Claritin, Zyrtek