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What is meant by ther term nonspecific defense?
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you're born with it
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What are the barriers that the body innately defends itself with?
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Skin and mucus membrane
Chemical Barriers Resident microbes |
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What are some chemical barriers involved with nonspecific defense?
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secretions of oil glands in the skin, perspiration, saliva, and tears, the acidic pH of the stomach or adult female vagina
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What do tears contain that help in the nonspecific innate defense?
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lysozyme, flushing action that physically removes many microbes
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What microbe can survive acidic pH of stomach? What can it cause?
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helicobacter pylori, cancer and stomach ulcers
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What is located within the GI tract that helps with nonspecific (innate) defenses?
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Resident microbes, or our normal flora, interfere with the attachment of many pathogens to our body surfaces and also release inhibitory chemicals
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what do bacteria in the stomach make, what can upset the formation of this bacteria? What is this bacteria called?
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lactic acid, antibodies, resident microbes
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DIC is an example of what abnormality of the coagulation system? What will the patient do?
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disseminated intravascular coagulatoin, consumptive coagulopathy, hemhorrage and clot
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How does our normal flora interfere with the attachment of pathogens to our body surfaces?
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by using up available nutrients and releasing their own waste, these resident microbes prevent potential pahtogens form taking up residence.
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Hemoglobin S is an example of what?
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Hemoglobinopathy, pathology of hemoglobin
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