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Immunologic Principles Related to Blood Bank Flashcards

1
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What is the ultimate role of immunohematology?

A

Successfully provide safe and effective blood components for treatment

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2
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Intravascular hemolysis occurs when?

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Cell membrane is destroyed by complement (not by antibody)

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Which causes immediate problems?
-Intravascular hemolysis
-Extravascular hemolysis

A

Intravascular hemolysis

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4
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In immunohematology, what is the most common and most severe cause of intravascular hemolysis?

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Wrong ABO type of blood given to a patient

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5
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Extravascular hemolysis

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Antibody is attached to red cell membrane

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6
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What removes antibody coated red cells from circulation during extravascular hemolysis?

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The spleen

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7
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Examples of extravascular hemolysis (2)

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-Delayed transfusion reactions
-Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

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8
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Which immune response does blood bank focus on:
-Humoral
-Cellular

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Humoral

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9
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Definition: Substance capable of inducing a specific immune response

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Antigen

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10
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Another name for antigen

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Immunogen

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11
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Portion of the antigen where the antibody combines

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Epitope

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12
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Another name for epitope

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Antigenic determinant

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13
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How can antigens be acquired? (3)

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-Injection
-Inhalation
-Ingestion

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14
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Definition:
Overall strength of reaction between several epitopes and antibodies

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Avidity

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15
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Avidity is dependent on what 3 factors?

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-Affinity of the antibody
-Valency
-Noncovalent attractive forces

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16
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Protein synthesized by plasma cells

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Antibody

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17
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Another name for antibody

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Immunoglobulin

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18
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Antibody to a foreign substance

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Alloantibody

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19
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Antibody to self

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Autoantibody

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20
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What are classes of antibodies based on?

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Heavy chain composition

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21
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What are the heavy chains of concern in blood bank?

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IgM (Mu) and IgG (Gamma)

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22
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What are the light chains found in immunoglobulins?

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Kappa and Lambda

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23
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Immunoglobulin structure:
This portion binds to the antigenic determinant (epitope)

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Fragment antigen binding portion (Fab)

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24
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Immunoglobulin structure:
This includes the binding site for complement and macrophage Fc receptors

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Fragment crystallizable portion (Fc)

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25
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Immunoglobulin structure:
Disulfide bonding which holds the light chain and heavy chain together

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Hinge region

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Immunoglobulin structure:
Allows flexibility for immunoglobulin to attach to antigen

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Hinge region

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27
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What 2 enzymes can split the antibody molecule at the hinge region?

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Papain and Pepsin

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28
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Number of binding sites for IgG

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2

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29
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Number of binding sites for IgM

30
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IgM has how many monomers?

31
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IgG has how many monomers?

32
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IgG or IgM:
Crosses the placenta

33
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IgG or IgM:
Reacts at room temperature

34
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IgG or IgM:
Reacts at 37C

35
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IgG or IgM:
First antibody seen in primary immune response

36
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IgG or IgM:
Is part of the anamnestic immune response

37
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IgG or IgM:
Naturally occurring

38
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IgG or IgM:
Must be previously exposed in order to create

39
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IgG or IgM:
Requires enhancer to visualize lattice formation

40
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Where antibodies are located

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Plasma or serum

41
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Where antigens are located

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On the red blood cell membrane

42
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Strength of the binding between a single antibody and an epitope of an antigen

43
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First stage of antigen-antibody reactions

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Sensitization stage aka Recognition stage

44
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Second stage of antigen-antibody reactions

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Agglutination stage

45
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Antigen-antibody stage in which the antibody is attached to antigen on the red cell membrane but a visible reaction is NOT observed

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Sensitization Stage

46
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Antigen-antibody reactions:
Random pairing determined largely by chance

A

Sensitization stage

47
Q

What is the serum-to-cell ratio? (#s)

A

2 drops of plasma/serum to 1 drop of red cells

48
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Increasing the serum/plasma amount increases the concentration of antibodies available to bind to red cell antigens but does NOT increase reaction probability

49
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What environmental factors influence the sensitization stage of antigen-antibody reactions? (4)

A

-Incubation time (15-60 minutes)
-Temperature (IgG 37C/IgM RT or lower)
-pH (optimal ~7.0)
-Ionic strength (physiologic saline)

50
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___________ forms when red cells are in close proximity to promote lattice formation between the antibody and antigenic sites on adjacent red cells

A

Agglutination

51
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What factors influence agglutination? (3)

A

-Distance between red blood cells (zeta potential)
-Optimal concentrations of antigen and antibody (zone of equivalence)
-Effect of centrifugation

52
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Definition:
The force or repulsion between red cells in a physiologic saline solution

A

Zeta potential

53
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Red cells possess a net _______ charge on the cell surface in a saline suspension. ________ from the saline environment are attracted to these charges.

A

-negative
-cations (+ charge)

54
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What is IgM able to facilitate agglutination better than IgG?

A

It is larger in size with more binding sites

55
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Excess antibody

56
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Excess antigen

57
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Maximum agglutination is observed when amount of antibodies = amount of antigens

A

Zone of equivalence

58
Q

Prozone and postzone can both cause what type of test results?

A

False negatives

59
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What helps facilitate the formation of a lattice network by forcing red cells closer together?

A

Centrifugation

60
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Why is hemolysis considered a positive reaction in blood bank?

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Hemolysis can mean that complement was activated by the antibody (probable IgM)

61
Q

Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Takes 5-7 days

62
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Takes 24-48 hours

63
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Total titer is higher

64
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Titer lasts longer

65
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
More IgM

66
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Mostly IgG

67
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Memory B cells

68
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Needs more antigen to stimulate

69
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Primary response vs Secondary/anamnestic response:
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction

70
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White cells that synthesize antibodies

A

Plasma cells

71
Q

Zeta potential can be easily overcome by this immunoglobulin to produce agglutination

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