Hla dr2 diseases - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

  In the anti-double-stranded DNA procedure, the antigen most commonly utilized is: - Answer: The Crithidia luciliae antigen is used. C. luciliae has giant mitochondrion that contain native DNA that is free from contaminating histone antigens. It is used in SLE diagnosis. C3b function - Answer: which lands on the target surface and becomes part of C5 convertase, is also a powerful opsonin Rheumatoid factor - Answer: anti-Ig*M* or G that binds to the Fc portion of an abnormal IgG. + i...

4.5 IMMUNO MNEMONICS (STEP 1)

What areas do the cervical lymph nodes drain? - ANSWER Head and neck What areas do the hilar lymph nodes drain? - ANSWER Lungs What areas do the mediastinal lymph nodes drain? - ANSWER Trachea and esophagus What areas do the axillary lymph nodes drain? - ANSWER Upper limbs breast skin above umbilicus What areas do the celiac lymph nodes drain? - ANSWER Liver stomach spleen pancreas upper duodenum What areas do the superior mesenteric lymph nodes drain? - ANSWER Lower duodenu...