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0:00there are times when the immune system
0:03does have a disorder and that disorder
0:07is when an individual is exposed to
0:09something where their body has an
0:11allergic response the term for that
0:14would be anaphylaxis and anaphylaxis
0:17does require immediate attention
0:20typically it falls under the category of
0:23bee stings food allergies shellfish
0:26allergies allergic reaction to
0:28medication or latex and with this the
0:32individuals usually know that they have
0:34that possibility of anaphylaxis if they
0:38do come in contact with these things so
0:40they may have what's called an EpiPen or
0:43an epinephrine pen that they keep with
0:46them that will help reverse that
0:49response that their body is having to an
0:51allergen so you can see here in this
0:54diagram the life-threatening allergic
0:56response and some of the things that
0:58fall under the category for that that
1:00would be the wheezing or difficulty with
1:02breathing or getting air in possibly
1:05experiencing hives the heart rate would
1:08definitely increase abdominal pain or
1:11vomiting headache confusion loss of
1:15consciousness all could fall under the
1:17characteristics of anaphylaxis and again
1:20requires immediate attention and usually
1:24these individuals do have their
1:27treatment with them at all times here
1:29you have the autoimmune disease and
1:32autoimmune diseases are different
1:35diseases that fall under the category of
1:38when the body becomes unfortunately
1:41confused with its own cells and its
1:44system and it starts to attack its own
1:47self and so some of the diseases that
1:50fall under those categories would be
1:51Graves disease lupus multiple sclerosis
1:55rheumatoid arthritis uh diabetes Juliana
2:00bar syndrome all fall under that
2:02autoimmune disease uh and so normally
2:05the body does have the ability to be
2:08able to tell the difference between
2:09something that is normal and something
2:12that should not be within the body with
2:15autoimmune disorders again they become
2:18the system becomes mistaken with what is
2:21normal and what isn't and it starts to
2:24fight off cells that were really
2:26essentially healthy cells it fights them
2:28off uh so again these are some of the
2:31diagnosis that can fall underneath this
2:34disorder and the symptoms will vary
2:36depending on the severity of the disease
2:40for each patient in our immune system
2:42terms we have the term immunocompetent
2:46now with immunocompetent immunocompetent
2:49refers to an individual that has a
2:52normal functioning immune system
2:55immunodeficient immunosuppressed
2:58immunocompromised this is referring to
3:00an individual that has a less than
3:03normal immune system they have a
3:06compromised immune system
3:08that compromised immune system can lead
3:11to the next term which is called
3:12opportunistic infections and
3:15opportunistic infections are infections
3:17that generally someone with a healthy
3:20normal immunity would not be that big of
3:22a deal maybe a cold might be in the bed
3:25for a day or two and then after that
3:27it's business as usual for someone that
3:30has a compromised immune system those
3:33opportunistic infections can tend to
3:35lead to bigger problems for them because
3:38their immune system is already fighting
3:40uh things that aren't necessarily normal
3:43for others