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18 Cards in this Set
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ANTIGEN |
a foreign substance that enters the body and triggers an immune response
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HIVES |
raised, red blotches associated with allergic reaction
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QUADRIPLEGIA |
all 4 extremeties
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ALLERGEN |
a substance that enters the body by ingestion, injection, inhalation, or contact and triggers an allergic reaction
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CVA |
cerebral vascular accident
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SEIZURE LONGER THAN 10 min |
immediate transport
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EPINEPHRINE |
a medicine that constricts blood vessels to improve blood pressure,recuces leakage from capillaries and relaxes smooth smooth muscle in the bronchioles
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TIA |
transient ischemic attack
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SENSITIZATION |
process in which antibodies are prodeced after exposure to an antigen
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ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK |
a state of shock that results from dialated and leaking blood vessels related to severe allergic reaction
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IMMUNE SYSTEM |
the bodies defence mechanism against invasion bt foreign substances
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ANTIBODIES |
special proteins produced by the immune system that search out antigens, combine with and help to destroy them
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HEMIPLEGIA |
one side of the body
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PARAPLEGIA |
both sides of the body
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IMMUNE RESPONSE |
production of antibodies by the immune system to fight off invasion by foreign substances
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MALAISE |
a general feeling of waekness or discomfort
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ENDOTRACHAEL INTUBATION |
placement of a tube down the trachea to facilitate airflow into the lungs and aid breathing
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AUTO INJECTOR |
a device with a concealed, spring loaded needle used for injecting a single dose of medication.
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