• Infection: Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is commonly caused by a strain of bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. It is neither gram-positive nor gram-negative‚ but instead has a waxy coating on the outside of the cell that enables acid-fast techniques to be used when staining the bug. The bacterium was first discovered by Robert Koch and earned him a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Mycobacterium prevents the acidification of the phagolysosome‚ thus disabling the antigen from being presented
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Patients with Immune Function Excess: Hypersensitivity (Allergy) and Autoimmunity Hypersensitivities/Allergies Increased or excessive response to the presence of an antigen to which the patient has been exposed Degree of reaction ranging from uncomfortable to life threatening Classified into 5 basic types Type 1- Rapid Hypersensitivity Reactions-Most Common Type 2- Cytotoxic Reactions Type 3- Immune Complex Reactions Type 4- Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions Type 5- Stimulatory Reactions
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Immunolgy II: Immunological Disorders and Tests Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Hypersensitivity or allergy refers to the immune system responding _____. a) in an exaggerated way to a foreign substance b) too little too late c) inadequately to an antigen d) to its own tissues as if they were foreign Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective 1: LO 18.1 Explain the meaning of the terms hypersensitivity and immunodeficiency. Section Reference 1: Section 18.1 Overview of Immunological Disorders
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EXAM II Learning Objectives L/O - Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function – By Tabitha Beck 1. Describe the causes and effects of obstruction in various locations within the urinary tract. a. Urinary tract obstruction is an interference with the flow of urine at any site along the urinary tract. i. Can be caused by an anatomic or functional defect i. Obstructive uropathy - Anatomic changes in the urinary system caused by an obstruction. a. Upper Urinary
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While Poison Ivy takes its basic plot from Othello‚ it draws its influences from a variety of teen comedies‚ such as Mean Girls. I chose to change Othello into a modern day high school dramedy with gender-swapped characters because the themes in the play easily transfer to issues teenage girls deal with in today’s society. As Mean Girls shows‚ teenage girls often fight with words and rumors rather than with violence‚ and that is exactly what Iago does in the play. Unlike many of Shakespeare’s
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girl living in Australia during the early 1990’s in Sydney. Kate Woods’ motion picture interpretation of the book creates similarities and differences between the two texts. By comparing the characters of Josephine Alibrandi‚ Katia Alibrandi and Poison Ivy/ Carly in both texts‚ the audience are able to identify the likeness and contrasts among the film and novel. Firstly‚ one of the characters that represents the similarities and differences between the two texts is the narrator of the story‚ Josephine
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changing the way she sees herself and others. Determined to break free‚ she is faced with many difficult changes throughout the year. The changes impacted on her life and many other characters such as Nonna Katia‚ Michael Andretti‚ Jacob Coote and Poison Ivy. Each character builds a stronger relationship with Josie and discovers their true identities. Josephine changes her attitude and the way she acts‚ finally realizing where she belongs. Josephine changes the way she sees herself and comes to understand
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In years before‚ she had come close to the ivy‚ but never touched it. “But that summer‚ the poison ivy found its way to my older brother’s legs‚ then along his hands and arms” (pg. 3). This is another metaphor‚ describing the danger (racism and segregation) in Woodson’s town. In the years before‚ she had never noticed it because
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pressure that led him to commit suicide. Josie and “Poison Ivy” were fierce competitors at school and did not get along. They were both friends with John and he was able to see that they were actually quite alike. After John dies Josie’s relationship with Poison Ivy starts to thaw and she realises “…that she wasn’t Poison Ivy any more. She was just Ivy.” They understood that their rivalry ultimately drove them both to success in the HSC. Ivy says‚ “I‘m only Dux because I didn’t want you to be…
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY- A world-renowned school‚ Columbia University has some of the best science and law courses of any Ivy League school. Knowing this‚ 19-year-old Nayla Kidd applied for Columbia’s engineering course. She was a good student‚ especially in science. During her high school years‚ Kidd was a stellar student‚ especially in the sciences. Some time after she applied‚ Kidd received the results for her application stating that she had been accepted into the university. She was elated. Nayla
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