Question

Immunology:

1.What is association of infectious Mono with heterophile antibodies?

2.How are heterophile antibodies detected in patient serum?

3.Is an elevated WBC common in infectious mono? (see resource links)

4.What type of antibody will infectious mono patients likely have in their serum lifelong?

5.Define heterophile antibody.

6.Describe role of RBCs from various species (sheep, beef, ox, horse) in differentiating various classes of heterophile antibodies.

7.Which antibody is more specific for infectious mono: (heterophile ab or EBV ab) and explain why it is thought to be so.

8.What are some minor complications which may occur if condition is misdiagnosed or goes undiagnosed not treated properly? (see links)

9.What are some major complications which may occur if condition is misdiagnosed or goes undiagnosed not treated properly? (see links)

10. How does the treatment differ for strep vs mono?

11.If monotest is negative and Dr. still suspects infectious mono, what test

will Dr. most likely order?

12.In adults with infectious mono, how likely is it to test positive for mono

i.e. what is monotest sensitivity?

13.Tammy has more lymphs than segs in her diff. Is this diff distribution

normal for an adult?

14.What types of infection cause an increase in lymphs above the normal
range?

Resources links:

Infectious Mono

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/mono/tab/test

http://www.healthline.com/health/mononucleosis