PP Immunology Flashcards
Which cytokines do Th cell stimulate?
Everything other than IL-1
Which cytokine do macrophages stimulate?
IL-1
Which enlarged lymph nodes are most likely malignant?
Supraclavicular
Epitrochlear ( above elbow)
Inguinal
What is CD8?
T(killer) or T(suppressor) cell
Respond to MHC-1(self)
Which of your cells express MHC-1?
All except RBC and platelets
What is CD4?
Th cell
Respond to MHC-2(non-self)
What type of immunity does TH1 provide?
Cell-mediated
What type of immunity does TH2 provide?
Humoral
What do B cell deficiency patients die of?
Bacterial infection
What is Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia?
Kids w/ B cell that don’t differentiate into plasma cell => low Ab
What is Bruton’s Agammaglobulinemia?
Young adults w/ defective Tyrosine Kinase => no Ab
X-linked recessive ( boys)
What is Job-Buckley Syndrome?
Redheaded females
Stuck in IgE stage
What is Multiple Myeloma?
Multiple osteolytic lesion
IgG
u light chains
Rouleax
What is Heavy Chain Disease?
IgA and multiple myeloma of GI tract
What is selective IgG2 Deficiency?
Recurrent encapsulated infections
What is selective IgA deficiency?
Transfusion anaphylaxis
Mucous mm infection
What is Hairy Cell Leukemia?
Fried egg/ sunburst appearance
TRAP +
What is Ataxia Telangiectasia?
Low IgA
Neuro problems
What is hyper IgM syndrome?
High IgM
Low all other Ab
What do T cell deficiency patients die of?
Viral infection
What is DiGeorge Syndrome?
No thymus / inferior parathyroids
Low Ca
What is Chronic Mucocutaneus Candidiasis?
Te cell defect against C. albicans
Chronic infection
What is SCID?
No thymus
Frayed long bones
Baby dies by 18mo
What is Wiscott-Aldrich?
Low IgM Low platelets High IgA Eczema Petechiae
What does the CD4 count tell you?
Status of HIV (normal =1000)
What does the viral load tell you?
Progression of HIV
What organs have the most CD4 receptors?
Blood vessels Brain Testicle Cervix Rectum
What are the 3 test used to screen for HIV?
ELISA: detects IgG Ab to p24 Ag
Western blood: see >2 proteins
PCR: detects virus ( use in babies)
What is the definition of AIDS?
CD4 < 200/uL or clinical symptoms
What are the live vaccine?
“Bring Your Own Very Small Virus + MMR”
- BCG
- Yellow fever
- OPV (Sabin) = oral polio
- Varicella
- Smallpox
- rota Virus
- Measles= rubeola
- Mumps
- Rubella = German 3-day measles
What is 1 Biliary Cirrhosis?
Anti-mitochondrial Ab
Pruritis
Female
What is 1 Sclerosing Cholangitis?
p-ANCA Ab
Bile duct inflammation
Onion skinning
IBD
What is Type I Autoimmune Hepatitis?.
Anti-SM Ab
Young women
What is Type II Autoimmune Hepatitis?
Anti-LKM Ab
Kids
What is Bullous pemphigoid?
Anti-hemidesmosome Ab
Skin bullae
What is Celiac sprue?
Anti-gliaden Ab
Eating wheat => steatorrhea
What is CREST syndrome?
Anti-centomere Ab
What is Dermatitis herpetiformis?
Anti-BMZ Ab
Anti-endomysial Ab
Vesicles on anterior thigh
What is Dermatomyositis?
Anti-Jo-1 Ab Anti-GAD Ab Polyuria Polydipsia Weight loss
What is Drug-induced Lupus?
Anti-histones Ab
“HIPPPE” causes it
What is Gastritis Type A?
Anti-parietal cell Ab
Atrophic gastritis
AdenoCA
What is Goopasture’s disease?
Anti-GBM Ab
Attack lungs and kidney
RPGN
What is Graves’ disease?
Anti-TSHr Ab
Hyperthyroid
Bug eye
Pretibial myxedema