Term
| 4 components of the immune system |
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Definition
Humoral (B cells: Igs)
Cell-mediated
Phagocytic
Complement system |
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Term
Classical complement pathway
- what it requires
- result |
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Definition
Requires specific antibodies
Lysis by disruption of outer wall/membrane |
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Term
| The Alternative Complement Pathway is not effective for what 4 pathogens? |
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Definition
| Strep, Listeria, H. influenza, and N. meningitidis |
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Term
| What are the top 5 infections in immune deficiency? |
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Definition
Sinusitis
Pneumonia
Bronchitis
Ear infections
Diarrhea |
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Term
| 5 physical findings that suggest an immunodeficiency disorder |
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Definition
Nasal polyps
Absence of palpable lymph nodes
Congenital heart disease
Hepatosplenomegaly
Dwarfism |
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Term
| 4 categories of inital screening tests to do if you suspect an immunodeficiency |
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Definition
Antibody-mediated immunity
Cell-mediated immunity
Neutrophil function
Complement system |
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Term
| 50% of all primary immunodeficiencies are ___ deficiencies |
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Definition
| Antibody (most commonly IgA) |
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Term
| 4 pathogens that commonly cause infections in cell-mediated immunodeficiency |
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Definition
fungi, mycobacteria, viruses
and protozoa |
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Term
| Recurrent Neisseria meningitidis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (meningococcemia) infections can indicate a ___ imunodeficiency |
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Definition
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