What is allergic reaction

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1. Which statement correlates to the effects of leukotrienes?

"The swelling was nearly immediate."

"It really hurts."

"The redness and heat appeared all of a sudden."

"It has been four days and it is still swollen."

2. Which type(s) of hypersensitivity involve B-cell produced immunoglobulins?

Type II, Type III

Type I, Type II, Type III

Type I

Type II, Type III, Type IV

3. What is an allergic reaction?

When an individual has a hypersensitivity response to antigens on cells from the same species

When an individual has a hypersensitivity response to antigens on his own cells

When an individual has a hypersensitivity response to food

When an individual has a hypersensitivity response to something harmless in the environment

4. Which individual has a primary immune deficiency?

The client with liver failure

The client with defective complement proteins

The client taking immunosuppressants

The client with chronic stress

5. A person has a dime-sized erythematous rash with defined borders approximately 1 inch below their umbilicus. The rash coincides with the metal button on their jeans and they are diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis. What type of hypersensitivity reaction is this?

Type II

Type I

Type IV

Type III

6. Which is an example of alloimmunity?

Poison ivy reaction

Asthma attack

TB skin test reaction

Skin graft rejection

7. Which is an example of a Type I hypersensitivity reaction?

Myasthenia gravis

TB skin test reaction

Food sensitivity

Asthma

8. Which type of hypersensitivity is considered a delayed reaction, where there is a long time between exposure and presentation of signs and symptoms?

Type I

Type III

Type IV

Type II

9. A person has a blood transfusion reaction. What type of alloimmune disorder initiated this hypersensitivity response?

Type III

Type II

Type IV

Type I

10. Which type(s) of hypersensitivity can initiate an alloimmune response?

Type II, Type IV

Type I

Type II, Type III, Type IV

Type I, Type II, Type III

11. Which type of hypersensitivity reaction can cause receptor site malfunction?

Type I

Type II

Type III

Type IV

12. What altered immunity can be present in individuals whose self-antibodies do not go through clonal deletion or anergy?

Allergy

Autoimmunity

Immune deficiency

Alloimmunity

13. What are the differences between Type II and Type III hypersensitivity reactions?

Type II hypersensitivity reactions affect tissues where immune complexes are present while Type III reactions affect specific tissues

Type II hypersensitivity reactions are influenced by immunoglobulins and Type II hypersensitivity reactions are influenced by cytotoxic T cells

Type II hypersensitivity reactions affect specific tissues while Type III reactions affect tissues where immune complexes are present

There is no difference between the two; they both affect tissues

14. Which condition is a type II hypersensitivity only?

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatoid arthritis

Mold allergy

Grave's disease

15. What are the most common forms of immune deficiencies?

Primary immune deficiency

Secondary immune deficiency

16. All autoimmune disorders are initiated by one type of hypersensitivity response.

True

False

17. HIV is a primary form of immune deficiency.

True

False

18.  What is the state where the HIV virus produces progeny by pushing out of the host cell?

Budding

Fusion

Binding

Integration

19. What initiates the replication of HIV?

The CD4 T-cell receives a cytokine signal from the immune/inflammatory response

Replication is automatic once an individual is infected

A negative feedback mechanism

The HIV DNA sequence within the CD4 T-cell

20. What is the relationship between CD4+ T cell count and HIV viral load (amounts)?

When there is a decrease to HIV viral load, there is a decrease to CD4+ T cell count

There is no relationship between HIV viral load and CD4+ T cell count

When there is an increase to HIV viral load, there is a decrease to CD4+ T cell count

When there is an increase to HIV viral load, there is an increase to CD4+ T cell count

21. Which individual has a diagnosis of AIDS?

HIV Status CD4 T-Cell Count Other

A. Positive 300 / mm3 + vaginal candidiasis (yeast/fungal infection)

B. Negative 700 / mm3 + influenza virus

C. Positive 1200 / mm3 + viral cold

D. Positive 215 / mm3 + pulmonary candidiasis (yeast/fungal infection)

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