Clinical immunology

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What is restitution
The ability for cells to regernate
What is fibrous repair
Collagen deposition and the formation of scar tissue.
What are the two types of inflammation
Acute and chronic.
What is an acute inflammatory response
Short-term response, which eliminates damaging stimuli.
What is a chronic inflammatory response
The damaging stimulus is not removed resulting in tissue damage.
What is the acute inflammatory exudate
It is released from blood vessels in response to histamines.
what makes up the acute inflammatory exudate
Fibrin. Neutrophils. Macrophages. Dendritic cells. Lymphocytes.
How is the acute inflammatory exudate removed
Through the lymphatic system.
What causes immunodeficiency
Acquired or inherited.
How is immunodeficiency diagnosed
By determining the leukocyte count.
What does variations in WBC count indicate
Infection
What does persistent variations in WBC count indicate
Leukaemia or immunodeficiency.
What is immunophenotyping
Used to study protein expression on cells. This allows you to differentiate between immune cells.
what techniques are used in immunophenotyping
Microscopy and flow cytometry.
Which method of immunophenotyping has a high thoroughput
Flow cytometry
What is high throughput in immunophenotyping
The ability to assess multiple cells at once
Which method of immunophenotyping preserves the tissue structure
Microscopy
Which method of immunophenotyping is subjective
Microscopy