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Flavin MED106 19 wk1
Flavin 2019 Ch 1-3 Childhood / Immunologic week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The thymus gland is considered ____ in the immune system. | Primary |
| Opportunistic infections occur when the immune system is: | inadequate |
| If a person has and recovers from a specific infection, in the future, that person will be _______ to it. | immune |
| HIV-2, one of the causative agents of AIDS, is found mainly in _______. | west Africa |
| Myasthenia gravis is a progressive _________ disease. | neuromuscular |
| Name the two types of acquired specific immunity of the human body. | active & passive |
| According to universal precautions guidelines, how should needles and sharps be disposed? | in biohazard containers |
| Sjögren syndrome is an autoimmune disease that features inflammation in various __________ in the body. | moisture-secreting glands |
| Inflammation of the small blood vessels is one sign of __________. | small vessel vasculitis |
| The immune response is activated whenever foreign substances, or ___________, enter the body. | antigens |
| Internal stability of the body is _________. | Homeostasis |
| Abnormal objective findings are _____ . | Signs |
| The traits, causes, and effects of abnormal conditions, causing measurable changes in structure and function is aka _______. | Pathology |
| _______ is the study of genes and their heredity. | Genetic |
| Abrupt onset of symptoms that run a brief course is known as an _____ illness. | acute |
| Disease develops slowly and can be intermittent, and lasts longer than 6 months is known as a ______ _____ . | chronic illness |
| Normal protective physiologic response to tissue injury and disease is known as _____ ______. | acute inflammation |
| ______ is caused by pathogens. | Infection |
| A ______ can indicate illness. | fever |
| What main blood test can screen for infection? | CBC |
| The process known as amniocentesis, allows amniotic fluid to be tested and cells to be examined for ___ abnormalities. | Chromosomal |
| ______are the result of an abnormal gene taking up residence on one of the 22 pairs of nonsex chromosomes. | Genetic disorders & syndromes |
| ___, or hyaline membrane disease, is similar to adult respiratory distress syndrome in that the pt suffers acute hypoxemia. | IRDS |
| The first indications of IRDS are increased respiratory efforts of the newborn and a history of ___. | prematurity |
| The most common crippler of children, is a condition consisting of a group of disorders possibly involving the brain and nervous system dealing with movement. | Cerebral Palsy |
| A progressive degenerative and weakening of the skeletal muscles where muscle fibers are vulnerable to injury is ___. | Muscular dystrophy |
| Failure of one or both of the ____ to descend from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum. | testicles |
| ___ is a chronic reversible obstructive disease caused by increased reactivity of the tracheobronchial tree to various stimili. | asthma |
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