PCD Flashcards

1
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mature B cell capable of synthesizing antibodies

A

PLASMA CELL

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2
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are proteins with gamma electrophoretic mobilities that are synthesized in response to an antigen

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ANTIBODIES (IMMUNOGLOBULINS or g GLOBULINS) –

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3
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Activators of classical complement pathway

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IgG

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4
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Hemaglutinins

Hemolysins

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IgG

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5
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Most common (80%)

A

IgG

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6
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Precipitating antibody

Virus-neutralizing antibody

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IgG

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7
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Synthesized by plasma cells found in the respiratory and GI tracts and most excretory organs

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IgA

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8
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First line of defense for mucosal surfaces

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IgA

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9
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Second most abundant (10-15%)

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IgA

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10
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First antibody to appear in response to an antigenic challenge

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IgM

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11
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Circular pentameric arrangement

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IgM

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12
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Largest antibody

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IgM

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13
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5-10% of circulating antibodies

Localized in blood

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IgM

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14
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“Ragweed” antibody

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IgD

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15
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Trace concentrations

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IgD

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16
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MW = 140,000 daltons

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IgD

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17
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Functions in lymphocytic activation and suppression

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IgD

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18
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Mediates allergic reactions and parasitic infections

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IgE

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19
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Attaches to mast cells and basophils

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IgE

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20
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“Reagenic antibody”

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IgE

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21
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detects imbalance of Ig of free H or L chains

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IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS and IMMUNOFIXATION ELECTROPHORESIS

22
Q

Most common disease of plasma cells

A

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

23
Q

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

Predisposing factors

A

Genetics

Chronic antigenic stimulation

24
Q

Begins in the bone marrow with lytic bone diseases and osteoporosis

A

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

25
Q

Igs produced are mostly of the _ class (50%) or _ (20%) or L-chains only __ (15%) or _ (25%)

A

IgG
IgA
(Bence-Jones Protein)
Amyloid

26
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION

A

HyperCalcemia
Renal insufficiency
Anemia
Bone lesions

27
Q

LABORATORY FINDINGS

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N/N anemia

ESR elevated due to increased globulins

Rouleaux formation

Few abnormal plasma cells

BM = 10-15% plasmacytes

Urinary protein (strip and SSA) – not sensitive due to their specificity to albumin

(+) casts – hyaline or tubular epithelial casts

Electrophoresis – monoclonal peak

Hyperuricemia

Hypercalcemia

Radiologic exams

28
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MYELOMA CELL CHARACTERISTICS

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Large with immature appearing chromatin OR small with clumped chromatin

Pale or dark (depending on cytoplasmic RNA)

Sometime bizarre and multinucleated or lobulated nuclei

Inclusions

29
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Accumulations of Igs in the cisternae

A

MOTT CELL, MORULA CELL or PLASMA CELL WITH RUSSELL BODIES

30
Q

intranuclear inclusions

A

DUTCHER BODIES –

31
Q

Circulating plasma cell levels > 2 X 109/L (0.14-0.20 NV)

A

PLASMA CELL LEUKEMIA

32
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PLASMA CELL LEUKEMIA

A

Younger patients

Less bone pain

Less osteolysis

Greater incidence of lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly

Pancytopenia with
leukoerythroblastic findings

Elevated ESR

Abnormal plasma cells are smaller with little cytoplasm and pronounced N:C asynchronism

BM infiltration is diffuse (45%)

33
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A lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by large concentrations of monoclonal IgM (>15%)

A

WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

34
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The abnormal B lymphocytes arise from the extramedullary nodes and have the ability to differentiate to large plasmacytoid lymphocytes and plasma cells

A

WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

35
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Rarely causes osteolytic lesions

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WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

36
Q

Glomerular lesions caused by deposition of IgM complexes of amyloid

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WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

37
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Affects men >50 years old with hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and retinal abnormalities

A

WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

38
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WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

LABORATORY FINDINGS

A

N/N

Reticulocytes dec. or N

Normal WBC and platelets

BM- plasmacytoid lymphoma
(+) Mast cells – CLUE!

39
Q

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

A

Raynaud’s phenomenon (anti-G)

Cold agglutinin (anti-i)

40
Q

WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA

platelet function

fibrinogen

thrombin time

plasma viscosity

Monoclonal IgM with cryoglobulin activity

A

Abnormal platelet function

Thrombocytosis (maybe plasma precipitates)

Low fibrinogen

Prolonged thrombin time

Increased plasma viscosity

– precipitation or gel formation at 4C

Electrophoresis

41
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A rare disease characterized by abnormal synthesis of Fc fragment of a particular H chain particularly a (most common), g and m

A

HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE

42
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Resembles activated lymphocytes and plasma cell

Lymphoma like symptoms

A

HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE

43
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HCD

characterized by infiltration of plasmacytoid lymphocytes into the duodenal and jejunal walls producing malabsorption and abdominal distress and respiratory tracts

A

ALPHA HCD

44
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HCD Found in older men and presents with a malignant lymphoma with fever, erythema, lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly

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GAMMA HCD

45
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HCD Rarest; associated with CLL

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MU HCD

46
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A condition in which proetinaceous deposits (amyloid) occur throughout the body

A

AMYLOIDOSIS

47
Q

closely associated with monoclonal gammopathies such as plasma cell myeloma

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PRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS

48
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associated with chronic illnesses and amyloid unrelated to Ig

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SECONDARY AMYLOIDOSIS

49
Q

AMY Electron microscopy and Xray diffraction

A

amyloid is in the Beta pleated sheet formation

50
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AMY Polarizing microscopy with Congo red

A

apple green birefringence