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1
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How to monitor SLE

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C3 and C4

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2
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HIV Test

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Western Blot

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3
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Anti-SCL70

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Systemic Sclerosis (TGF B linked to prognosis somehow)

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4
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Anti-Sm

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SLE

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5
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HIV Monitoring

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CD4 levels and viral load

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6
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Anti-cardiolipin

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Antiphospholipied Syndrome

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7
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Nose bleeds and haematuria

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Wegener’s Granulomatosis c-ANCA

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8
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Pruritus in a woman (PBC) What antibody

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Anti-mitochondrial antibody

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9
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Wegeners patient already getting prednisolone and needs another drug

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Cyclophosphamide

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10
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Rheumatoid arthritis DMARD

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Tocilizumab

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11
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Psoriasis or Psoriatc Arthritis DMARD

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Ustekinumab

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12
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Temporal Arteritis (Raised ESR) drug

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Prednisolone

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13
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Osteoporosis DMARD

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Denosumab

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14
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CGD Management

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Infliximab

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15
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Worsening Crohn’s patient already taking azathioprine

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Methotrexate

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16
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Ankylosing Spondylitis

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NSAID. If uncontrolled, Infliximab

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17
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Common variable immunodeficiency management

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Pooled Ig

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18
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C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency patient can talk

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IV C1 inhibitior

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19
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Rash after eating in a patient

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oral antihistamines (h1)

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20
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Anaphylaxis

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IM Adrenaline

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21
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Urticaria

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H1 anatgonist

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22
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Exercise induced urticaria

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H1 antagonist

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23
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Acute angiodema

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IM Adrenaline

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24
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Hayfever management

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Allergy desensitisation

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25
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Cytokine responsible for promoting antibody synthesis

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IL4

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26
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Main cellular source of histamine

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Mast Cell

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27
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How to measure mast cell degranulation

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Serum tryptase levels

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28
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Chemokine responsible for eosinophil growth

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IL5

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29
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First cell for initial encounter with allergen

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Macrophage

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30
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IL4 stimulates

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B cells

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31
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First cytokine released in contact dermatitis

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IL-12

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32
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Carcinoid syndrome?

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Enterochromaffin cell tumour producing serotonin. Causing bronchoconstriction, flushing, diarrhoea. Give Octreotide

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33
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MEFV gene is mutated in…

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Familial Mediterranean Fever

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34
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gp120 binds to

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CCR5 or CXCR4

35
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gp41

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Allows penetration

36
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Non neutralising antibodies are formed against

37
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Protease inhibitor

38
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Neutralising antibodies

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anti-gp120 anti-gp41

39
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CCR7

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chemokine receptor on t helper cells

40
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Target for HIV medication

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Protease inhibitor

41
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A 6-month old boy with severe failure to thrive and recurrent infections etc… his T cells were undetectable and B cells were normal.

42
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Someone with three previous episodes of meningococcal meningitis

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C7 deficiency

43
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Someone with normal CD8 levels but absent CD4

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Bare lymphocyte Syndrome

44
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Low IgA, IgG but raised IgM

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CD40L deficiency/Hyper IgM syndrome

45
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Kid with immune def that has improved with age but now mum is concerned about delayed speaking and language

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Di George Syndrome

46
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Patient gets recurrent infections with negative NBT and dihdrorrhadamine tests

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Chronic Granulomatous Disease

47
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Atypical granulomatous infection in previously healthy patient. Recurrent salmonella and mycobacteria infections

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IFN-gamma receptor deficiency or IL-12 deficiency

48
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Patient treated for RA getting mycobacterial infections

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Iatrogenic due to infliximab

49
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Vaccine to avoid in immunodeficiency

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Yellow Fever

50
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Asplenic patients vaccine every 5 years

51
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Avoid routine vaccine in immunodeficient patient

52
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Which one against viral haemagglutinin

53
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Vaccine that you shouldn’t give to someone on infliximab if theyre travelling to Africa

54
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Vaccine sometimes used post exposure as prophylaxis

55
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Vaccine which changes every year due to change in structure of pathogen

56
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Name of vaccine that eradicated smallpox

57
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What vaccine don’t you give to someone with Ank Spond on Infliximab

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Yellow fever

58
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What vaccine do you give to 12-13yr old girls

59
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Graves Disease Immune Type

60
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Serum Sickness Immune Type

61
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Atopic Eczema

62
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CD40L is associated with

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Hyper IgM syndrome

63
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Anti-Ro Anti-La

64
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Anti-ttg

65
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CREST

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anti-centromere

66
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SLE

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anti-dsDNA

67
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Pernicious anaemia

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Anti-parietal cell

68
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What is most important in HLA typing?

69
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Antibodies against endothelial cells in transplant rejection

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Acute vascular

70
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T-cells mediating rejection

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Acute cellular

71
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Super fast rejection straight after insertion

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HLA Typing or ABO mismatch

72
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Rejection years after

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Immune and non immune

73
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Donor cells attack host resulting in hyperacute rejection

74
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Immune Modulator Anti-CD25

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Basiliximab

75
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Immune Modulator IL6 R

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Tocilizumab

76
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Immune Modulator IL12/23

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Ustekinumab

77
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Immune Modulator CTLA4

78
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Immune Modulator CD2

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Alemtuzumab

79
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Immune Modulator TNF alpha

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Infliximab

80
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Immune Modulator Anti C5

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Ecalizumab

81
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Immune Modulator VCAM 1

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Natalizumab

82
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APECED mutation

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IPEX mutation

84
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APLS mutation

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