[Immunology] The Immunodeficiency Diseases Quizzes (8 tests)

For which immunodeficiency syndrome should patients receive irradiated blood products to protect against the development of GvH disease?

Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia

Severe IgA deficiency

SCID

CGD

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T-cell subset enumeration by flow cytometry would be most useful in making the diagnosis of which disorder?

Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia

Severe IgA deficiency

SCID

Multiple myeloma

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What clinical manifestations would be seen in a patient with myeloperoxidase deficiency?

Defective T-cell function

Inability to produce IgG

Defective NK cell function

Defective neutrophil function

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Defects in which arm of the immune system are most commonly associated with severe illness after administration of live virus vaccines?

Cell-mediated immunity

Humoral immunity

Complement

Phagocytic cells

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Which of the following statements applies to Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia?

It typically appears in females.

There is a lack of circulating CD19 positive B cells.

T cells are abnormal.

There is a lack of pre-B cells in the bone marrow

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DiGeorge anomaly may be characterized by all of the following except

autosomal recessive inheritance.

cardiac abnormalities.

parathyroid hypoplasia.

decreased number of mature T cells.

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A 3-year-old boy is hospitalized because of recurrent bouts of pneumonia. Laboratory tests are run, and the following findings are noted: prolonged bleeding time, decreased platelet count, increased level of serum alphafetoprotein, and a deficiency of naturally occurring isohemagglutinins. Based on these results, which is the most likely diagnosis?

PNP deficiency

Selective IgA deficiency

SCID

WAS

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Which of the following is associated with AT?

Inherited as an autosomal recessive

Defect in both cellular and humoral immunity

Chromosomal breaks in lymphocytes

All of the above

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[Immunology] The Immunodeficiency Diseases Quizzes (8 tests)

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[Immunology] The Immunodeficiency Diseases Quizzes (8 tests)

For which immunodeficiency syndrome should patients receive irradiated blood products to protect against the development of GvH disease?

T-cell subset enumeration by flow cytometry would be most useful in making the diagnosis of which disorder?

What clinical manifestations would be seen in a patient with myeloperoxidase deficiency?

Defects in which arm of the immune system are most commonly associated with severe illness after administration of live virus vaccines?

Which of the following statements applies to Bruton’s X-linked agammaglobulinemia?

DiGeorge anomaly may be characterized by all of the following except

Which of the following is associated with AT?

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