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increase alpha 1 and alpha 2
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acute inflammatory response
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decrease alpha 1
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inherited deficiency of alpha 1 anti-trypsin
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Everything decreased:
alpha 1 alpha 2 beta gamma albumin |
chronic loss of proteins
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alpha 2 increased
all others decreased |
nephrotic syndrome
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alpha 2 increase
beta normal gamma absent decrease albumin decrease in alpha 1 |
severe burn
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no gamma
all others normal |
severe hypogammaglobulinemia
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decrease in all
gamma slight increase |
severe hepatic inflammation
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decrease albumin and beta
increase in all others |
chronic inflammation response
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beta gamma bridging (increase)
decrease in all others |
cirrhosis
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broad general increase in gamma
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polyclonal gammopathy
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two sharp peaks
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biclonal gammopathy
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one sharp peak
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monoclonal gammopathy
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interfering factors in SPE procedure
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1. Hemolysis may cause false ^ in alpha 2 and beta.
2. Evaporated specimen. 3. Electrophoresed too long (spread out). 4. Electrophoresed too short (close together). |
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In CRP testing, if the serum contains more than ____ of CRP, a clear agglutination will appear.
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6mg/dL
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___ raises in an inflammatory response.
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CRP
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CRP present in the serum reacts with the ____ coated to the latex particles, starting the formation of a web between them.
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IgG
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reagents for CRP testing
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latex reagent: suspension of polystyrene latex particles coated with rabbit IgG anti-human CRP in a buffer.
Positive control Negative control |
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3+ CRP reaction
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large clumping with clear background
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2+ CRP reaction
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moderate clumping with fluid slightly opaque in background
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1+ CRP reaction
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small clumping with opaque fluid in background
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