IHO week 2

Become familiar with basic concepts of immunization Learn about potential new vaccines Access resources for vaccine schedules for children and adults

The student will be able to create and anemia differential based on the reticulocyte count and the MCV 2. The student will be able to differenciate iron deficiency anemia from anemia of chronic disease 3. The student will be able to state the most likely hemoglobin concentraton during acute severe bleeding.

Define: H chain L chain kappa and lambda chains hinge region Fab, F(ab')2, Fc complementarity-determining regions hypervariable regions variable (V) and constant (C) domains VL and CL VH and CH Name the 5 antibody classes and their characteristic heavy chains Distinguish the immunoglobulin classes IgG, IgA, and IgM in terms of size and approximate concentration in serum. Describe the organization of the immunoglobulin genes in the chromosome. Describe the mechanisms by which the