Study Questions – Case study 2 – Congenital asplenia

 

  1. What are the primary lymphoid organs? Secondary lymphoid organs?

 

  1. What is lymph and where is it found?

 

  1. What is the function of the spleen?  White pulp?  Red pulp?

 

  1. What are consanguineous marriages?

 

  1. What is a normal white blood cell count in cells/uL?  Cells/mL? 

 

  1. What does H. influenzae cause?  What are the common causes of otitis media? Pneumonia?  Mastoiditis? Meningitis?

 

  1. What is used to vaccinate against tetanus?  Diptheria?  Whooping cough?

 

  1. How did they test for serum antibodies to tetanus?

 

  1. What is meant by the term ÒtiterÓ?

 

  1. What was the function of the Au198 test?

 

  1. What is the main consequence of asplenia?

 

  1. Where else are antibody coated bacteria removed?  By what kinds of cells?

 

  1. Why the concern with dental work?

 

  1. How were the typhoid and sheep red blood cell immunizations done and how did they differ?  Why did David and Betsy have normal responses to typhoid but not to SRBC?

 

  1. Why could someone have a titer to SRBC before they were immunized with it?