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Chapter 2 Human Diseases, A Systematic Approach, 8th ed., Zelman

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show body's ability to resist infectious disease  
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show any foreign substance that is non self  
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show present at birth and provides immediate short-term protection from antigen, physical barriers and chemical barriers (white blood cells, mucus), includes Phagocytes  
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Specific Immunity   show
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show disease causing microorganisms  
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Phagocytes   show
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show Phagocytes  
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Humoral Immunity   show
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show antibodies are proteins produced by white blood cells called B lymphocytes or b cells  
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show defense against viruses, abnormal cells, and other intracellular pathogens, and it is responsible for rejecting tissue grafts and organ transplants. T cells/lymphocytes responsible  
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show Helper T Cell and Cytotoxic T Cells-  
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show divides producing cytotoxic t cells  
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show activated by antigen and divide and produce clones and memory t cells  
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show Humoral Immunity, B Cells, Cell-mediated Immunity, T Cells  
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show IgM and IgE  
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IgM   show
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IgE   show
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show Immune system function declines, Thymus atrophies, Fewer T cells  
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show Agglutination reactions, Enzyme immunoassay (EIA), Western blot, Fluorescent antibody techniques, Flow cytometry, C-reactive protein, Erythrocyte sedimentation  
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Agglutination reactions   show
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show enzyme to label antibody or antigen, widely used  
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show detects antibodies in serum  
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show use antibody labeled with fluorescent molecule to detect antigen  
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Flow cytometry   show
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show measure general levels of inflammation in body (same as C-reactive protein)  
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C-reactive protein   show
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show immune system fails to distinguish between self and non self attacks what it sees as non self  
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Autoantibodies   show
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Raynaud's phenomenon   show
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show skin joints heart blood lung brain 90% of women most diagnoses between 15-44 y/o idiopathic etiology-Systemic (many body systems involved), Cutaneous (only skin), Drug-induced, Neonatal  
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Scleroderma Overview   show
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Sjögren's Syndrome Overview   show
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Allergy Overview   show
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show Reduction of helper T cells, Increase opportunistic infections  
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma overview   show
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show Cancer of the lymphocytes  
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