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Chlorpheniramine

Urticaria is treated by which of the following pharmacological agents?

Sedation

Antihistamine that cross the blood brain barrier cause what type of side effects?

Diphenhydramine

Because of its increased sedating effects, which of the following antihistamine can also be used

They reduce the level of allergy-causing antibodies while stimulating allergy- protective antibodies

How do allergy shots help with allegies?

They decrease mast cell degranulation and the release of inflammatory substances, thus reducing the reactivity to allergens

How do mast cell stabilizers reduce the activity of allergens?

T lymphocytes

Human allergic responses are engineered by what mechanism?

Use powder free gloves with reduced protein content to help the allergy protein from becoming airborne and inhaled, causing a reaction

If latex gloves must be used,what could be done to help prevent an allergic reaction to the latex?

Nausea

In addition to treating allergies, the drug class piperazines can also be used to treat:

Decreasing cytokines from being released ,thus reducing mucus and swelling

Inhaled glucocorticoids help make breathing easier by

Permanently eliminating the sensitivity of the patients to allergens

Pharmacological treatment of allergies is aimed at all of the following except?

Cromolyn sodim

Treatment with which drug should be initiated 1 week before coming into contact with allergens and continued throughout allergen exposure?

Urticaria

A condition that characterized by itching and angioedema is termed:

H2 receptor antagonist

All of the following drugs are used to treat allerg

Seasonal

Allergy shots are usually administered to people with----- allergies:

Vancenase AQ

Of the following which drug is used as intranasal glucocorticosteroid?

All of the above

What kind of negative effects do allergies have on sensitive individual?

Ethanolimines, phenothiazines

Which of the following drug classes produce the most sedation?

Eosinophil are partially responsible for producing inflammation in the nasal epithelium.

Which of the following explains why eosinophil infiltration can cause allergic rhinitis?

Anaphylaxis

Which of the following is a life threatening allergic reaction?

Fever

Which of the following is not a condition triggered by allergic rhinitis?