CP Theme 2 Flashcards
Class of drug used to manage allergic rhinitis?
Antihistamine
Term used to describe the abnormally low levels of neutrophil polymorphs in the blood?
Neutropenia
Autoantibodies formed in systemic lupus erythematosus?
Anti-nuclear antibodies
Test that precedes the identification of suitable donor blood prior to transfusion?
Cross-matching
Autoimmune disease leading to ischaemia and fibrosis?
Scleroderma
Non-specific test for inflammation that involves the rate at which red blood cells sediment?
ERS
Secondary lymphoid organ?
Spleen
Acronym for a class of drug used to treat RA patients, which includes gold?
DMARD
A measure of how good a test is at identifying people with a disease?
Sensitivity
Thought to be a major trigger in atopic disease?
House dust mite
Type 1 hypersentitivity reaction
Anaphylactic
Autoimmune liver disease associated with anti-mitochondrial antibodies?
Primary biliary sclerosis
The act of manipulating the immune system to achieve a desired response?
Immunomodulation
X-linked condition associated with a lack of antibodies in the bloodstream?
Agammaglobulinaemia
Antibodies produced by an individual that cause agglutination of the red blood cells of others?
Isoagglutinins
Type of immunity facilitated by B lymphocytes?
Humoral
Syndrome with defective B and T cells?
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Anti-body-mediated rejection usually occurring hours-to-days after transplantation is known as?
Hyperacute
Class of immunosuppressive drug with side effects including diabetes, poor wound healing and osteoporosis?
Corticosteroid
An autoimmune disease that affects the joints?
RA
An autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid?
Graves Disease
Any event which stimulated an MHC-directed immune response?
Sensitisation
Autoimmue granulomatous vasculitis in which ANCA are detected?
Wegeners Granulomatosis
Locus if genes that encode for proteins on the surface of cells that irresponsible for regulating the human immune system?
Human leukocyte antigen