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27 Cards in this Set
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What is a defense mechanism for the body?
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Immune System
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The body produces antibodies and the body becomes what?
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Sensitized
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What are the substances that are recognized and destroyed by the immune system?
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Antigens
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What are protiens that circulate throughtout the blood and bodily fluids?
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Antibodies
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Antibodies primary function is to what?
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Recognize any future exposure to the antigen and destroy it.
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What results in the destruction of the atigen?
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Local and systemic effects seen with allergic reaction and anaphylactic shock.
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What is anaphylactic shock?
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Sever form of an allergic reaction with systemic alterations in the patient's airway, breathing, and circulatory status.
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What are the results of anaphylactic shock?
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Airway compromise from awelling.
Circulatory collapse manifested by hypotension and tachycardia. |
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How can allergens enter the body?
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Injections, Ingestion, Inhalation, and Absorption.
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WHat are the most common causes of allergic reaction?
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Venom, foods, pollen, and medication.
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What can an allergic reaction resemble?
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Asthma, acute coronary syndrome, or alteres mental status.
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What will be the initial complaint?
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Malaise, difficulty breathing, feeling of impending doom, or pruritis.
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When should you begin Positive pressur ventilation?
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Suspect airway obstrution, inadequate respiration, or altered mental status.
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What do you do if patient breathing is adequate?
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Place on N R B mask at oxygen flow of 15l p m
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What can you find in a patient with airway and breathing compromise?
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Occluded airway, Abnormal sounds, oral cavity or airway swelling, difficulty breathing, swollowing, and bilateral wheezing.
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What do you find in a patient with circulatory compromise?
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Diaporetic and cool skin, absent peripheral pulses, weak or irregular pulse, and hypotension.
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What condition will the skin be in?
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Warm, tingling in the face, mouth, chest, feet, or hands.
Intense itching. Hives Flushed or red skin. Swelling to the face, lips, neck, hands, feet, and tongue. Cyanosis ( in severe cases ) |
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What are systems of respiratory destress?
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Complaint of lump in throat, difficulty in swallowing, and /or hoarsness
tightness in chest High pitched cough ( significant finding ) Tachypnea Labored or destressed breathign Noisy breathing ( wheezing, stridor, crowing are all significant findings. ) |
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What are the findings for the cardiovascular system?
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Tachycardia
Hypotension ( significant finding ) Irregular pulse Absent radial pulse ( significant finding ) |
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What happens to the cns?
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Increased anxiety
Unresponsiveness Disorientation Restlessness Siezures Headache |
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What happens to the Gastrointestinal system?
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Nausea or vomiting
Abdominal Cramping Diarrhea Difficulty in swallowing Loss of bowel/ bladder control |
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What is the emergency medical care?
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Maintain patent airway
Provide high flow of oxygen Assure breathing adequacy by ppv. If necessary occlude pop off valve on bvm. |
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where do you give the epi pen?
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In lateral thigh
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What is the adult dose?
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0.3
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What is the pediatric dose?
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0.15
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What are the actions of the epi- pen?
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Constricts Bronchiols.
Increases blood pressure. Helps to eleminate swelling and edema. |
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What are the side effects?
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Increased heart rate.
Pale skin. Dizziness and headache Chest pain Nausea and vomiting. Excitability and anxiousness. |
