Test Bank for Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine 5th Edition Turgeon ISBN: 9780323239219

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Test Bank for Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine 5th Edition Turgeon ISBN: 9780323239219

Test Bank for Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 5th Edition, Mary Louise Turgeon, ISBN: 0323085180, ISBN: 9780323085182, ISBN: 9780323085168, ISBN: 9780323239202, ISBN: 9780323085175, ISBN: 9780323239219

Table of Contents

Part I: Basic Immunologic Mechanisms

An Overview of Immunology

Antigens and Antibodies

Cells and Cellular Activities of the Immune System: Granulocytes and Mononuclear Cells

Cells and Cellular Activities of the Immune System: Lymphocytes and Plasma Cells

Soluble Mediators of the Immune System

Part II: The Theory of Immunologic and Serologic Procedures

Safety in the Immunology-Serology Laboratory

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Basic Serologic Laboratory Techniques

Point-of-Care Testing

Agglutination Methods

Electrophoresis Techniques

Labeling Techniques in Immunoassay

Automated Procedures

Molecular Techniques

Part III: Immunologic Manifestations of Infectious Disease

The Immune Response in Infectious Disease

A Primer on Vaccines

Streptococcal Infections

Syphilis

Vector-Borne Diseases

Toxoplasmosis

Cytomegalovirus

Infectious Mononucleosis

Viral Hepatitis

Rubella Infection

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Part IV: Immunologically and Serologically Related Disorders

Hypersensitivity Reactions

Immunoproliferative Disorders

Autoimmune Disorders

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Solid Organ Transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Tumor Immunology

Appendixes

Appendix A. Answers to Case Study Questions

Appendix B. Answers to Review Questions

Appendix C. Representative Diagnostic Assays in Medical Laboratory Immunology

Glossary