P3 IMMUNOLOGY Flashcards
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Identify the shown IF pattern
Coarse speckled pattern.
an antibody (generally IgM directed against immunoglobulin), commonly present in the sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid factor
give an example of false positive
chronic inflammatory conditions
Chronic infectious diseases
subacute bacterial endocarditis
post vaccination
viral infections
an antibody against autoantigens which have been modified by citrullination through deimination of arginine to citrulline
present in about two-thirds of all RA patients
Anti-CCP antibodies
highly specific and sensitive marker for rheumatoid arthritis.
ANTI-CCP
if RF is positive what further test would you perform
anti-CCP
Identify the test
what does it detect
Nephelometry [Turbidimetry}
- detects serum levels of C3,C4
Identify the IF pattern shown
Mitochondrial (cytoplasmic) pattern.
Identify the IF pattern shown
Centromere pattern.
Identify the IF pattern shown
Nucleolar homogeneous pattern
Identify the IF pattern shown
Nuclear membranous (peripheral) pattern.
Identify the IF pattern shown
Nuclear membranous (peripheral) pattern.
INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE is usually used for
antibody (Ab) assays
DIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE is usually used for
antigen detection
Identify the test
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
