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Stage of Life and Infectious Disease - Hunter Flashcards

1
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hematopoietic stem cells originate in the (blank) of the embryo

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yolk sac

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2
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Stem cells migrate into the fetal liver and finally into the (blank)

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bone marrow

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3
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t/f: hematopoeisis continues throughout life

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true

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4
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t/f: hematopoiesis decreases with age

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true

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5
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infants are born with a selectively (blank) immune system compared to adults

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selectively

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6
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(blank) results in immunosenescence

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aging

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7
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what the difference between prenatal/antepartum vs. perinatal/intrapartum?

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prenatal/ante: during fetal dev

perinatal/intra: during labor and passage through the birth canal

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8
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What are the TORCH infections?

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Toxoplasmosis
Other (syphilis, VZV, parvo)
Rubella
CMV
Herpes simplex
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9
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What are some non-torch maternally acquired infx?

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Strep agalactiae
E. coli
STDs (herpes, chlamydia, Neisseria)

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10
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t/f: congenital CMV can result from primary maternal infection during pregnancy or as a reactivation

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true

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11
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primary maternal infection with CMV is the most damaging during which trimester?

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first

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12
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t/f: most women don’t show symptoms with primary CMV infx

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true

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13
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what types of symptoms may show with primary CMV infx?

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mono-like

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14
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t/f: maternal immunity to CMV has no affect on transplacental transmission of CMV

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false!; decreased transmission!

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15
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A newborn showing low birth weight, microcephaly, seizures, petechial rash, and moderate HSM with jaundice most likely has….

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congenital CMV

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16
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What types of samples are taken from the newborn to test for CMV?

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urine
saliva
blood

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17
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what lifelong impariments will an infant have who had congenital CMV?

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hearing loss
vision loss
mental and physical retardation

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18
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preterm birth is birth before how many weeks?

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37 weeks

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19
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what percent of births globally are preterm?

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11%

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20
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preterm birth accounts for what percent of newborn death?

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35%

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21
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Preemies are especially fragile because of an underdeveloped…

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immune system

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22
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Intrauterine (blank) is a major contributor to preterm birth and causes premature immune system activation and cytokine production

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intrauterine inflammation

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23
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25% of all preterm births were caused by (blank, both with and without intact membranes

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intrauterine infection

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24
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The earlier the gestational age at delivery, the higher the frequency of….

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intra-amniotic infections (chorioamnionitis)

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25
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The earlier the gestational age at delivery, the higher the frequency of….

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intra-amniotic infections (chorioamnionitis)

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26
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What are the most common bugs that cause intrauterine infection?

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Ureaplasma urealyticum
Mycoplasma hominis
Gardnerella vaginalis
Trichomonas
Neisseria
Chlamydia
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27
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What is the dominant bug found bacterial vaginosis?

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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28
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What is the only Ig class that can cross the placenta?

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IgG

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29
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What is the receptor that transports IgG across the placenta?

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FcRN (fetal receptor)

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30
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At what week of gestation does IgG transport begin?

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22nd week

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31
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Describe IgG levels and antigen specficity in a newborn compared to an adult

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THE SAME!! it’s all comparable to mom and will last for 6 months

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32
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Which Ig class is produced at birth?

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IgM

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33
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which ig class is not produced until 6 months after birth?

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IgG

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34
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What is the half life of maternal IgG?

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2-3 weeks

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35
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At what month after birth is there a lowpoint in total serum Ig?

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4-5months; INCREASED RISK OF INFX

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36
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At what age after birth do the humoral immunodef’s appear

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at 4-5 months( coincides with low total serum Ig)

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37
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when is IgA produced?

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6 months afer birth

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38
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IgA is present in what form in breast milk?

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colostrum

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39
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t/f: maternal IgA is capable of entering fetal circulation

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false

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40
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what is the most common cause of meningitis and septicemia in neonates?

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group B strep

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41
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GBS is transferred vertically tot the neonate during birth from the vagina after GBS has already established an infection in the maternal….

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intestine

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42
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neonatal meningitis can be a result of GBS exposure during birth or…

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in utero!

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43
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Why is there no maternal protection against GBS?

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we don’t normally make Abs to GBS?!?!

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44
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A neonate, several days after birth develops an infection. From the mother’s vagina, a gram positive, B-hemolytic, CAMP postive coccus was isolated from the mother’s vagina. What is the bug?

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GBS

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45
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What fluid sample can you take from the baby to determine GBS meningitis?

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CSF

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46
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Adult B cells respond well to thymus (dependent/independent) ags while infant B cells respond well to thymus (dependent/independent) ags

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adult: independent
infant: dependent

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47
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what are thymus independent ags?

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stuff like LPS

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48
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what are thymus dependent ags?

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protein ags

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49
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What is linked recognition?

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Conjugation of polysaccharide to an immunogenic protein allows B cells to receive help from helper T cells

50
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What is linked recognition?

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Conjugation of polysaccharide to an immunogenic protein allows B cells to receive help from helper T cells

51
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what are the cell types affeted by immunosenescence?

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hematopoietic stem cells
lymphoid progenitor cells
bone marrow
thymus
mature lymphocytes in the peripheral blood/2ry lymphoid organs
innate immune systems
52
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t/f: immunosenescence reduces the effectiveness of vaccines

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true

53
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t/f: immunosenescence reduces the effectiveness of vaccines

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true

54
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what cells arise from the myeloid line?

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erythrocytes
platelets
basophils
eosinophils
neutrophils
monocytes
macrophages
mast cells
dendritic cells
55
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what cells arise from the lymphoid line?

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b lymphos
t lymphos
NK cells

56
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what cells arise from the lymphoid line?

A

b lymphos
t lymphos
NK cells

57
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what happens to the mass of hematopoietic tissue with aging?

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it decreases

58
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What are the changes to the hematopoietic microenvironment that decrease stem cell mass?

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alteration of hormone production disturbs self-renewal and commitment of HSC

59
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Is the myeloid or lymphoid lineage more compromised with age?

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lymphoid

60
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Changes to what parts of the body are the cause of the lympohid degeneration with age?

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lower bone marrow mass=fewer b cells

fat involution of the thymus=fewer mature t cells

61
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Changes to what parts of the body are the cause of the lympohid degeneration with age?

A

lower bone marrow mass=fewer b cells

fat involution of the thymus=fewer mature t cells

62
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is complement affected by aging?

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nope

63
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is humoral immunity altered by aging?

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nope

64
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despite neutrophil numbers remaining constant, what changes in them with aging?

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their function; decreased phagocytic capacity as well as decreased bactericidal activity (oxidative burst)

65
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what receptor on macrophages has an altered expression with aging?

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TLRs

66
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what causes a decrease in the ag-presenting function of mac’s and DCs with age?

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decreased expression of MHC II and defects in activation of CD4 T cells

67
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What characteristic of neutrophils INCREASES with age?

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membrane viscosity

68
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Describe the change in the number of NK cells with age

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they INCREASE, but their cytotoxic activity decreases

69
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Which cyotkines increase with age?

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TNF-a
Il-1b
IL-6

70
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elevated plasma concentrations of which cytokines are predictive markers of functional disability and mortality?

A

TNF-a
IL1-b
IL6

71
Q

elevated plasma concentrations of which cytokines are predictive markers of functional disability and mortality?

A

TNF-a
IL1-b
IL6

72
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what are some of the major age-related diseases d/t inflammaging?

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osteoporosis
neurodegeneration
cancer
atherosclerosis

73
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when does involution of the thymus begin?

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40-50

74
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What two cell types suffer the greatest changes in thymus involution?

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T cell precursors

Thymic stromal cells

75
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What happens to the number of naive t cells in the thymus with aging?

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decreased

76
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despite decreased naive t cells in oldies, does the size of the mature t cell pool change?

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nope, stays stable

77
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describe the changes in proportion of t cells in elderly pts?

A

increased effector
decreased naive
about the same to fewer memory

78
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The loss of (blank) within naive t cells in oldies leads to a reduced ability to cope with bugs

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diverity of naive t cells

79
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Effector and memory t cells have (extended/limited) diversity

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limited

80
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What particular virus tends to get over-protected against in oldies?

A

CMV

81
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which co-stimulatory molecules decreased with age?

A

CD28 and CD40L

82
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which co-stimulatory molecules decreased with age?

A

CD28 and CD40L

83
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What are 6 changes to T cells with aging?

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  1. dec naive cells
  2. dec diversity
  3. dec. expression of co-stim molecules
  4. dec proliferative capacity
  5. dec t cell signaling
  6. dec. activation of potential naive cells
84
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with regard to the thymus, what might reduce immunosenescence?

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thymic regeneration; cryopreserve T cells in early adulthood then expand the selected populations or deplete the highly differentiated clones

85
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what can be done to immunodominant bugs like CMV to prevent the accumulation of highly differentiated clones that replace naive cells?

A

vaccination or treatment

86
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what can be done to immunodominant bugs like CMV to prevent the accumulation of highly differentiated clones that replace naive cells?

A

vaccination or treatment

87
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Describe the changes in B cells that result in limited b cell receptor diversity

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fewer B2 cells
more B1 cells (limited diversity)
fewer naive B cells

88
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describe the changes to the antibodies themselves with aging

A

Ab response is weaker
Ab levels drop faster
Abs bind with lower affinity
INCREASED autoAbs

89
Q

Aged CD4 cells produce less IL(blank) and less of what CD molecule?

A

IL2 and CD40L

90
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What do T helper cells play in the activation of B cells?

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isotype switching and affinity maturation; decreased in aging leads to diminished high-affinity Ab response

91
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what happens to germinal centers with aging?

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increase in number and size

92
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Which costimulatory molecule on B cells decreases with aging?

A

CD40

93
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Which costimulatory molecule on B cells decreases with aging?

A

CD40

94
Q

serious infections may be heralded by what systemic changes?

A

declines in function, mental status, or anorexia, or exacerbation of comorbidities (CHF)

95
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What is the most common sign that triggers the search for an infx?

A

fever

96
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what is the most cost effective method of preventing infection?

A

vaccination

97
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how many different bugs can we now protect against using vax?

A

25

98
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what are the particular vaccines we give to oldies?

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influenza
pneumococcus
zoster

99
Q

t/f: the flu vaccine reduces hospitalization and death in the elderly

A

true

100
Q

which particualar pnuemonia vax is recommended for oldies?

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23-valent polysaccharide strep pneumo

101
Q

by what percent is the incidence of pneumococcal dz decreased oldies who get pneumovax?

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65%!!

102
Q

what is the effect of underlying comorbidities on vaccine effectiveness?

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lower protection

103
Q

pneumococal pneumonia in oldies often happens secondary to a….

A

viral infection

104
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t/f: high fever is not common in older adults for infection

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true!

105
Q

t/f: high fever is not common in older adults for infection

A

true!

106
Q

t/f: even with the vaccine, you can still get pneumococcal dz

A

true

107
Q

what particular type of VZV vaccine is given to oldies?

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attenuated live vaccine; give after 60

108
Q

by what percent is herpes neuralgia reduced with the VZV vaccine?

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50-67%

109
Q

describe the shingles rash

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papules, vesicles, crusting scabs and a dermatomal distribution

110
Q

What is the primary source of infection that causes reactivation of shingles?

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chickenpox

111
Q

where does the VZV stay while it is latent?

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ganglion cells

112
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VZV recurrence is tied with a decreased in what cell type immunity?

A

T cell

113
Q

do CONJUGATE vaccines given to kids enhance adult immune responses?

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nope

114
Q

What types of vaccines should we give to keep vaccine efficacy high in old age?

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immungenic live-attenuated in early life followed by booster vaccination with better adjuvants for the elderly and shorter intervals

115
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What particular type of malnutrition is present in up to 60% of pts older than 65 who present to the hospital?

A

protein energy malnutrition

116
Q

Protein malnutrition is linked to what problems?

A 
delayed wound healing
pressure ulcer formation
increased risk of nosocomial infx
extended length of stay
inc mortality
117
Q

What is the serum albumin level that reflects PEM?

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3-3.5g/dL

118
Q

what is the correlation between PEM and vaccine effectiveness?

A

decreased response and diminished responses to immune stimuli

119
Q

higher rates of CAP is associated with what social factor?

A

lower SES

120
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what environmental triggers increases the risk to infection?

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poor nutritional status
frequent air pollution or tobcco exposure
inadequate vaccination

121
Q

Long-term care residents have a high incidence of what type of infection?

A

respiratory infections

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