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Test Bank for Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective 5th Edition by Linda E. Miller and Christine Dorresteyn Stevens isbn-9780803694408 Table of Contents I. Nature of the Immune System1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System2. Innate Immunity3. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex4. Adaptive Immunity5. Antibody Structure and Function 6. Cytokines7. The Complement SystemII. Basic Immunological Procedures8. Safety and Quality Management9. Principles of Serological Testing10. Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions11. Labeled Immunoassays12. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques13. Flow Cytometry and Laboratory AutomationIII. Immune Disorders14. Hypersensitivity15. Autoimmunity16. Transplantation Immunology17. Tumor Immunology18. Immunoproliferative Diseases19. Immunodeficiency DiseasesIV. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease20. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections21. Spirochete Diseases22. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections23. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections24. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection25. Immunization and Vaccines

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Part I: Basic Immunologic Mechanisms
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4. Cellular Activities and Clinical Disorders of Innate and Adaptive Immunity
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Part II: The Theory of Immunologic and Serologic Procedures
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5. Basic Safety in the Immunology-Serology Laboratory
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Part III: Immunologic Manifestations of Infectious Diseases
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13. Infectious Diseases: Overview & TORCH Diseases q q q q q




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15. Syphilis

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Part IV: Immune Disorders
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19. Primary and Acquired (Secondary) Immune Deficiencies
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Part V: Transplantation & Tumor Immunology
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25. Transplantation: HLA, Solid Organ, and Hematopoietic Stem Cells
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26. Tumor Immunology and Up-to-Date Applications of Next Generation Sequencing
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Part VI: Vaccines
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27. Primer on Vaccines q q




Chapter01:HighlightsoftheInnateandAdaptiveImmuneSystems
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1. The―father‖ofimmunologyisgenerallyconsideredtobe
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a. Koch.
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2. Anearlyformof immunization was practiced bythe
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a. Romans.
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Beginningabout 1000AD, theChinesepracticed aformofimmunizationbyinhalingdried powders
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derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
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nonself. Such a system is necessary for survival. The immune system also has nonspecific effector
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mechanisms that usuallyamplifythe specific functions. Nonspecific componentsoftheimmune
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systeminclude mononuclear phagocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and soluble factors
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(e.g., complement).
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4. Anundesirable consequence ofimmunity is
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b. acquired resistanceto infectious diseases. q q q q

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