Solution-Describe the type of hypersensitivity reaction | Homework Helpers
A patient has been admitted into the emergency room that was in the passenger side of a car that collided with another car head on. The patient is pale, barely conscious and has a weak and thready pulse. An IV is started. The vitals are BP 80/50, P 140, T 96.0 and R 26. As the team fights to keep the patient alive they have to remove the spleen. Blood is given but it has been mistyped. A transfusion reaction occurs.
Describe the type of hypersensitivity reaction that has occurred and discuss the molecular pathophysiology of the specific type of hypersensitive reaction you have chosen.In the event that this patient survived the car accident and the transfusion reaction which organs are most likely to be damaged and why?
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Hypersensitivity 2
Molecular Pathophysiology of Inflammation Hypersensitivity 2
Which organ of patients body is mostly damaged in this accident? 2
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Hypersensitivity
As per the given scenario, the condition of patient is very serious. The patient had an accident in car and due to this, he is pale, barely conscious and he has weak and thready pulse. The IV that is Intravenous is started. The vitals are BP 80/50, P 140, T 96.0 and R 26. Overall according to doctors, patient is in very serious condition. This is Inflammation type of Hypersensitivity. This is because this type of hypersensitivity refers to vascular and cellular reaction to a wide variety of injurious and dangerous stimuli. (Missinglink.ucsf.edu, 2016)
