after consuming particular foods. Allergy or hypersensitivity‚ is an exaggerated immune response to a substance that would otherwise not elicit an immune reaction. Pediatric allergies occur when children are hypersensitive to harmless substances in food or the environment. In the United States‚ allergies are one of the most common medical ailments affecting children. Food‚ skin and respiratory allergies are among the most frequently reported hypersensitivity reactions. Causes The substance that is
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------------------------------------------------- Action / Where does it do its job: Reduces intensity of pain stimuli incoming from sensory nerve endings‚ altering pain perception. ------------------------------------------------- Contraindications: None known. Previous hypersensitivity ------------------------------------------------- Side Effects: Sedation‚ HOTN‚ diaphoresis‚ dizziness‚ facial flushing. Children <2 y.o. more susceptible to RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION. ------------------------------------------------- Strengths:
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Chapter 3: Adverse Reactions 1. Name four classifications of adverse drug reactions. A. Toxic Reaction: - Extension of the pharmacologic effect resulting from effect on target organs‚ B. Side Effect: -Dose- related reactions - Drug acts on non target organs C. Idiosyncratic Reaction: - Abnormal Drug Response D. Drug Allergy: - Immunologic Response 2. Describe the problem with identifying teratogenic agents. - Although more information is now available about safety of
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provider specifically provided her a prescription of penicillin to alleviate E.O.’s type I hypersensitivity to bee stings. The health care provider is concerned about the anaphylactic reaction that the little girl can have as a result of the prescription of penicillin. Penicillin is a common type of allergenic medication that can cause E.O. to have a life threatening allergic reaction. Type 1 hypersensitivity can result in an immediate reaction‚ which can occur between about 15
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dizziness‚ skin rash‚ fever‚ confusion‚ weakness‚ abnormal liver tests and vaginitis. Indications: Treatment of infections caused by susceptible pathogens in respiratory and urinary tracts‚ skin‚ soft tissue and bone. Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to drug‚ colitis‚ GI disorders‚ renal impairment‚ liver impairment‚ pregnancy‚ infants below 1 month. • Observe the 10 rights o Right Patient o Right Drug o Right Dose o Right Time o Right Route o Right to refuse o Right Assessment o
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PCB Fall 14 Study guide Chapter 11 1) Which T-cells decline in an HIV patient? What is the significant # of those cells for a transition to AIDs? a. Massive reduction in CD4 T cells b. Less than 200 CD4 T cells per ul. c. HIV doesn’t kill patient but cell mediated immunity is compromised and patient can die from infection 2) Know gp 120 and 41 and what they do? What is the precursor polypeptide these are created from? a. One nucleocapsid protein is a protease used to cleave gp41 and gp120
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bloom. Pollen contains allergens which‚ by definition‚ are proteins that can trigger Th2 responses which produce high levels of IgE‚ also known as hypersensitivity‚ making the body think the foreign substance is dangerous when it’s harmless (1). Dendritic Cells The body’s first line of defense is the epithelium. In order for the body to display hypersensitivity after inhaling pollens‚ pollens need to penetrate the airway epithelium first. Pollens have cysteine and serine proteases to do this by disrupting
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Dialysis Experience 3/23/2012 Medical Surgical Hemodialysis (HD) is one of several renal replacement therapies used for the treatment of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and kidney failure. Dialysis removes excess fluids and waste products and restores chemical and electrolyte balance. HD involves passing the patient’s blood through an artificial semipermeable membrane to perform
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Michael Halim 19/12/2013 Indoor Air-pollution and health Introduction: We are living things that need to breathe‚ no doubt of that. Every few seconds we need to inhale a small quantity of air. Unfortunately‚ the air we breathe in has become more and more polluted owning to a multitude of factors such as: increase in number of vehicles‚ increase usage of synthetic materials for buildings and homes‚ lack of awareness towards potentially hazardous microorganisms such as fungi and so on. Air
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Hematologic side effects related to penicillins may include agranulocytosis‚ anemia‚ eosinophilia‚ granulocytopenia‚ hemolytic anemia‚ leukopenia‚ and thrombocytopenia. Hematologic effects are typically reversible and are thought to be due to hypersensitivity reactions. Immunologic side effects may include mucocutaneous candidiasis and vulvovaginal mycotic infection. Moderate elevations of liver enzymes‚ AST (SGOT) and/or ALT (SGPT) may be elevated. Other hepatic effects may include acute cytolytic
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