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Immunodeficiencies Flashcards

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What is the difference between a primary and secondary immunodeficiency?

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primary is genetic and can be inherited wile secondary is acquired and is much more common

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What is the most common form of primary immunodeficiency?

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Antibody deficiencies

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What are some signs of humoral immunodeficiency?

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Pyogenic infections, frequent viral infections, chronic diarrhea, and susceptible to encapsulated bacteria

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What is the immunodeficiency caused by defects in B cell development, defective germinal centers, or underdevelopment of lymphoid tissues?

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Agammaglobulinemias

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What is the major defect in X-linked agammaglobulinemia?

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B cell tyrosine kinase that helps stimulate B cell maturation

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Assays for XLA would show what?

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  1. Normal T cell number
  2. Low B cell
  3. Low IgG because of no class switching
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What are the characteristics of Hyper-IgM syndromes?

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  1. Normal B cell number
  2. Elevated levels of IgM
  3. Lower levels of IgA, E, and G
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What is the most common defect that leads to Hyper-IgM?

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CD40L

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Which is the most common primary immunodeficiency?

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IgA deficiency

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Which is the most common symptomatic primary immunodeficiency?

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CVID (Common Variable Immunodeficiency)

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What are some characteristics of IgA Deficiency?

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  1. Usually asymptomatic
  2. Occasional sinopulmonary infections, diarrhea, and autoimmune disease
  3. Low levels of IgA
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What are some characteristics of CVID?

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  1. Reduced IgG, IgA, and/or IgM
  2. Absent or impaired specific antibody responses with previous vaccines or infections (vaccine to titer to confirm)
  3. Recurrent infections (sinusitis and pneumonia) as well as malignancies, granulomatous diseases, autoimmune diseases, etc.
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What are some characteristics of Specific Antibody Deficiency?

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  1. Recurrent sinopulmonary infections
  2. Normal B cell and T cell count
  3. Normal serum Ig levels
  4. Impaired vaccine response
  5. Impaired antibody response to encapsulated bacteria
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What are the common encapsulated organisms?

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Staph aureus
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria meningitidis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cryptococcus neoformans
Klebsiella
Streptococcus pyogenes and pneumoniae
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What are some characteristics of Transient Hypoglammaglobulinea of Infancy

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  1. Low IgG
  2. Normal specific antibodies
  3. Recurrent sinopulmonary infections
  4. Usually resolves by age 4 (monitor progress)
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Lack of T cells cause what type of immunodeficiencies?

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Combined immunodeficiencies because helper T cells also regulate B cell antibody synthesis

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What is the best way to treat X-linked SCID and RAG deficiency?

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Stem cell bone marrow transplant

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18
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“Leaky” SCID is another name for what?

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Omenn syndrome

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What are some characteristics of “Leaky” SCID?

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  1. Eczema
  2. Mutations commonly in RAG genes
  3. High IgE and eosinophilia
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How does DiGeorge Syndrome affect the immune system?

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Lowered to no T cells because of thymus hypoplasia or aplasia

21
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What are the characteristics of Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome?

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  1. Eczema
  2. Thrombcytopenia with small platelets
  3. Problem with WASP protein in actin polymerization
22
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People with CGD have infections from what kind of organisms?

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Catalase positive

23
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What are some characteristics of Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-1?

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  1. Neutrophils cannot migrate to toward stimuli or adhere to endothelial cells
  2. No pus with high WBC count
  3. Delayed umbilical cord separation
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What are the characteristics of Hyper IgE Syndrome?

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  1. Severe eczema
  2. High levels of IgE
  3. Eosinophilia
25
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What is the problem in Hyper IgE Syndrome?

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Neutrophils

26
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What are seven etiologies of acquired immunodeficiency?

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  1. Disorders of biochemical hemeostasis
  2. Disorders of protein loss
  3. Trauma/burns
  4. Environmental exposure to radiation or chemicals
  5. Splenectomy/hyposplenism
  6. Life events such as pregnancy or stress
  7. Infections
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What are the characteristics of Diabetes Mellitus?

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  1. Decreased neutrophil function

2. Poor peripheral circulation increases risk of skin ulceration

28
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How do dialysis and uremia affect the immune system?

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  1. Reduced T cell function
  2. Reduced Ig production
  3. Compromised dendritic and neutrophil function (due to removal of opsonic factors
29
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How does cirrhosis affect the immune system?

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Greater risk of bacterial infection due to low complement levels

30
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How does protein loss affect the immune system?

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Protein loss can lead to hypogammaglobulinemia. IgM may stay the same because it is big

31
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How would you test for protein loss vs. low serum due to other causes?

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  1. Urine analysis

2. Examine serum after a certain time to see if you are losing more than the general half-life of passive immunizations

32
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What are the characteristics of Nephrotic Syndrome?

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  1. Significant protein loss
  2. Low Igs
  3. Increased risk for encapsulated bacteria
33
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How do trauma and burns affect the immune system?

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  1. Increases release of inflammatory cytokines

2. Burns mess up host barriers like skin

34
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How does radiation affect the immune system?

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Damages DNA that impairs cell proliferation, which leads to decreased immune function

35
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How does radiation affect each category of leukocytes

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B cells > T cells&raquo_space;» phagocytic (relatively immune to radiation)

36
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Issues with the spleen primarily affect which cell of the immune system?

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macrophages

37
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Issues with the spleen increase a person’s risk of infection to which types of organisms?

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encapsulated bacteria

38
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What is important to do before a splenectomy?

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Make sure a patients immunizations are up to date and then consider prophylactic antibiotics

39
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What type of immunity is suppressed during pregnancy?

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cellular immunity

40
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How does stress influence the immune system of a person?

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Reduced NK activity and lymphocyte mitogen response

41
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Measles infects which cells in the body?

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T cells and dendritic cells

42
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How does measles effect the immune system?

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Decreases the amount of T cells, diminishes T cell proliferation, and lowers antibody functioning

43
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Herpesviruses attack which kind of immunity?

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Cell-mediated immunity

44
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Which kind of herpesvirus mostly notably affects immune functioning?

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CMV (cytomegalovirus)

45
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The immune suppression resulting from ____ infection is ____ pronounced than any other kind of microbe excluding HIV

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protozoan; more

46
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How do superantigens affect the immune system?

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They cause significant immune stimulation but after a while T cell numbers drop as well as neutrophil function

Immunology Block (7 decks)

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