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Part I: Fundamentals Flashcards

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process by which as host organisms protects itself from attack by both external and internal agents.

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Immunity

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  • primary lines of defense
  • early development
  • nonspecific
  • natural
  • immediately available
  • mechanism does not alter on repeated exposures to antigen
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Innate Immunity

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  • secondary and tertiary
    lines of defense
  • supplements provided
  • late development
  • more specific
  • specialized
  • acquired by contact with
    a specific foreign antigen
  • capable of developing
    memory
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Adaptive Immunity

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-skin
-mucous membranes
-tissues
-tears
-saliva
-ph of vagina (women)
-sweat
-cilia
-hydrochloric acid of the
stomach

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Innate Immunity

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they develop in lifetime.

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Adaptive Immunity

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Two Classifications of Adaptive Immunity

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  • ACTIVE
  • PASSIVE
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means that your
body develops the
immunity.

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Active

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you have been exposed to
antigen. It is natural due to
the exposure from that
particular antigen,your
body have been developed
an antibody.

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Active Natural

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you are not exposed to the
pathogen but you develop
an antibody by vaccination.

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Active Artificial

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means that antibody came from a person or from a
pre-formed reagent or
chemical

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Passive

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the antibody
came from another
individual. (Colostrum)

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Passive Natural

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this is already a pre-formed antibody, in a one vial or reagent it has an antibodies

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passive artificial

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First Line of Defense

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biochemical and physical

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physical first line of defense

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● Intact skin
● Mucous membrane
● Cilia
● Cough reflex

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biochemical first line of defense

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● Sweat
● Tears
● Saliva
● Mucus
● Low vaginal pH

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Second Line of Defense

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Cellular
Humoral

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Second Line of Defense

Cellular : (2)

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NK
Macrophanges

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Second Line of Defense

Humoral : (3)

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  1. Complement pathway
  2. Cytokines
  3. Acute inflammatory reaction
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Second Line of Defense

Humoral : Complement Pathway (3)

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  1. Alternative pathway
  2. Classical Pathway
  3. Mannose or Mannan binding Lectin pathway
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Pathway that is observed in 2nd line of defense

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Alternative pathway

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Second Line of Defense

Humoral : they are known as the guards (2)

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  1. Interferons
  2. Interleukins
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Second Line of Defense

Humoral : (2)

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  1. C-reactive protein
  2. FIbrinogen
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Third Line of Defense:
Cellular

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lymphocytes (B-cell and T-cell)

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Third Line of Defense:

Cellular : Responsible for the
development of the memory

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B-cell

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Third Line of Defense:

Cellular : Helps maintain the number of lymphocytes

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T-cell

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Third Line of Defense:
Humoral (3)

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  1. Antibodies
  2. Complement
  3. Cytokines
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Immunity Response

Stimulus: 1st exposure Ag
Lag Phase: Days to months
Type of Antibody: IgM -> IgG
Titer: Slowly Rise, Peak, Decline

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Primary

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Immunity Response

Stimulus: Subsequent exposure
Lag Phase: up to hours
Type of Antibody: IgG
Titer: Rise fast, Peak, Elevated longer

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Secondary

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IgM will not stay; IgG persist, stays longer

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isotype switching

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A substance recognized by the body as being foreign, which can cause an immune response

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Antigen

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31
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In blood bank, Antigen is usually found in

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RBC cell membrane

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Referring to antigens that are a product of allelic genes

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Antithetical Antigens

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Antithetical Antigens

[K]

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Kell

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Antithetical Antigens

[k]

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cellano

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The affinity of an antibody and the antigen against which it is directed.

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Antigen Specificity

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Blood Group Antigens (3)

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  1. Proteins
  2. Glycolipids
  3. Glycoproteins
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Blood Group Antigens

Proteins (3)

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Rh
M
N

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Blood Group Antigens

Glycolipids (3)

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ABH
Lewis
Li

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Blood Group Antigens

Glycoproteins (3)

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Human Leukocyte
Antigens (HLA)

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Also known as immunoglobulins/gamma
globulins (protein)

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Antibody

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Antibody is produced by mature B-cell called

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Plasma cells

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42
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Primary antibodies are

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IgM

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43
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Secondary antibodies

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IgG

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44
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  • MONOMER
  • Smallest antibody
  • Stay for long period of time
  • Incomplete antibody
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IgG

45
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IgG is Clinically associated with (3)

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HDFN
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction

46
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  • First antibody to appear after
    immunization
  • Biggest antibody
  • PENTAMER
  • First antibody to appear during exposure to a particular
    pathogen
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IgM

47
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Most Efficient Antibody : readily reacts with other antibody

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IgM

48
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Antibody that can cross the placenta (2)

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IgG1
IgG3 (predominant)

49
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Much higher concentrations in
secretions
● Saliva
● Gastric fluids

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IgA

50
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Function uncertain

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IgD

51
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Binds to basophils and mast cells sensitizing them
for certain allergic reactions.

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IgE

52
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Once the basophil has been
contracted with IgE it will form

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HISTAMINE

53
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IgM

Valence:
Detection:

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Valence: 10
Detection: Immediate spin

54
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IgG

Valence:
Detection:

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Valence: 2
Detection: Antihuman globulin phase (COOMBS TEST)

55
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Produced in response to RBC
stimulation through transfusion, transplantation, or pregnancy.

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Immune alloantibodies

56
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Form as a result of exposure to
environmental sources, such as
pollen, fungus, and bacteria, which have structures similar to some RBC antigens.

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Naturally Occurring Alloantibodies

57
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Antibodies produced in one individual and then transmitted to another
individual via plasma-containing blood components or derivatives

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Passively Acquired Antibodies

58
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antibodies directed against antigens expressed on one’s own RBCs and generally react with all RBCs tested

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Autoantibodies

59
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Alloantibodies are those that cause decreased survival of RBCs possessing the target antigen.

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Clinically significant
alloantibodies

60
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complex group of over 20
circulating and cell membrane proteins that have a
multitude of functions within the immune response

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Complement System

61
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Complement System: Primary Roles

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● Direct lysis of cells, bacteria, and enveloped viruses
● Assisting with opsonization to facilitate phagocytosis
● Production of peptide fragment split products, which play roles in
- vascular permeability
- smooth muscle contraction
- chemotaxis
- migration
- adherence

62
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End point of Complement Pathway

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Membrane Attack Complex (MAC)

63
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branch of science that deals with the study of RBC
antigens and its corresponding antibodies.

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Immunohematology

64
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branch of medicine that deals with blood transfusion

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Transfusion Medicine

65
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process of donor selection, blood collection,
preparation and storage

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Blood Banking

66
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In the laboratory, BB procedure are performed to
detect antigen-antibody reaction by means of

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Agglutination

67
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Antibodies are to be tested use

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SERUM

68
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Antigens are to be tested use

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Red cell suspension (RCS)

69
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Antigens are also known as

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Agglutinogens

70
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Antibody are also known as

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Agglutinins

71
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When antibody is unknown, the _________ is used

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ANTIGEN (RCS)

72
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When antigen is unknown, the _________ is used

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ANTIBODY (TITING SERA)

73
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2 Ways to Detect Antibody-Interaction

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  1. Hemolysis
  2. Hemagglutination
74
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Complete destruction of red cell ; clear supernatant

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Hemolysis

75
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Hemolysis occurs due to the ff:

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  1. Complement Protein Activation
  2. Strong agglutination reaction
  3. Physical manifestation of hemolysis
76
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Hemolysis

Blood: Hematuria

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Intact cells

77
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Hemolysis

Blood: Hemoglobinuria

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lysed; not intact cells

78
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Hemolysis

Urine: Hematuria

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rbcs are still settled in the lower part of the test tube

79
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Hemolysis

Urine: Hemoglobinuria

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no rbc is settled at the bottom

80
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● Cell clumping
● Most common serologic reaction (definitely
in blood banking) seen when there is Ag-Ab interaction

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Hemagglutination

81
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Hemagglutination occurs due to

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Lattice formation

82
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In laboratory there 2 antibodies of clinical
interest that are able to clump RBC

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IgM and IgG

83
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To detect serologic reactions usually for agglutination reaction there are 2 steps:

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  1. Sensitization
  2. Lattice formation
84
Q

The red blood cells are already
bound to series of
antibodies.

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Lattice formation

85
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Factors Affecting Agglutination of RBC

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  1. Antibody Length
  2. Zeta potential
  3. Antigen site and number
  4. Incubation
  5. pH Requirement
  6. Temperature Requirement
  7. Ab and Ag Concentration
86
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Antibody Length is Expressed in

A

Angstroms unit (A)

87
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Antibody Length: 1000A (longest)

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IgM

88
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Antibody Length: 250A (shortest)

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IgG

89
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A.K.A electric repulsion between RBC

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Zeta Potential

90
Q

Decrease Zeta Potential

Incubation:
Sensitivity:
Agglutination:

A

Incubation: decrease/shorten
Sensitivity: increase
Agglutination: increase

91
Q

If the antigen of the RBCs are positioned on the
outer part of the cell membrane, there is a

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FASTER AGGLUTINATION

92
Q

If the antigen are positioned at the inner part
of the cell membrane there is a delay/decrease

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DELAY AGGLUTINATION REACTION

93
Q

Length of Incubation time

If zP is INCREASED, there is an
increased electric repulsion resulting in

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longer incubation time

94
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Length of Incubation time

If zP is DECREASED, there is an
decreased electric repulsion resulting in

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Shorter Incubation

95
Q

what is added to lower zeta potential

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Potentiators

96
Q

Example of Potentiators (3)

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Enzymes
Albumin
Reagent (2) - Bovine albumin, LISS

97
Q

Reaction temperature

IgM

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25-30 (ROOM TEMP)

98
Q

Reaction temperature

IgM - Refrigerator (typing sera)

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4

99
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Reaction temperature

IgG

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37 deg (BODY TEMPERATURE’ clinically signficant)

100
Q

Ab reacts at a pH plasma pH

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(7.35-7.45) - neutral

101
Q

Some Ab that reacts at lower pH such as Anti M

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6.0-6.5

102
Q

Process to detect optimatal reactivity of Anti-M

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Acidosis (acidification)

103
Q

when optimal reaction of Ag reacts with optimal concentration of Ab

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Point of Equivalence

104
Q

When either Ag or Ab is excessive, there will be

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Zonal Effect/Phenomenon

105
Q

Ab is excessive

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Prozone

106
Q

Remedy: Ab is excessive

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Dilution of serum (Serial dilution)

107
Q

Ag is excessive

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Postzone

108
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Remedy: Ag is excessive

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Dilute RBC by adding diluent by
RCS or by adding concentration of NSS

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