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Confined to one area of the body
ex. boil |
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| Carried by the blood throughout the body |
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| A life threatening systemic response to a microbial infection present in the blood |
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| Symptoms of systemic shock |
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Edema: swelling of the hands, face, and feet
Low B.P and rapid, weak pulse
Dysphea (difficulty breathing)- contricts pharynx and bronchioles contract
Fever
Sudden mental status or personality changes |
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| Treatments for septic shock |
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Epinephrine
Open airway
Oxygen as needed
Rapid IV fluids to restore blood volume |
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| Innate (natural) immunity |
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| Nonspecific reactions against pathogens |
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What are the innate internal defenses?
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Phagocytosis
Inflammation
Fever
Complement Proteins
Toll-like receptors
Antimicrobial products
Respiratory cilia
Stomach acid
Interferons
Natural killer cell activity |
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| Substances that stimulate an immune response by T cells or B cells and are made of foreign macromolecules |
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1. Parts of pathogens such as viral or bacterial capsule
2. Products of pathogens such as bacterial exotoxins
3. Vaccines
4. Substances that cause allergies (allergens)
5. Chemicals on the surfaces of all tissues |
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| Place on the surface of an antigen where antibodies bind |
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| Need blood or skin proteins to become antigens |
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| Immature lymphocytes that are not immune competent enter the blood from bone marrow |
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| Lymphocytes that are processed by the thymus and produce cell-mediated immunity |
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| Lymphocytes that are processed by bone marrow and they produce humoral immunity |
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| Protein messenger chemicals that allow one cell to communicate with another |
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| Adaptive defenses (immunity) |
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They are highly specific against one pathogen
They are developed upon exposure to the pathogen
There is memory, meaning that responses in the future can be modified based on "experience"
Centered in the lymphatic system |
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Cell mediated immunity
Produced when T cells are activated by antigen |
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