Medicine · Year 4 · MU Plovdiv
Clinical Immunology
The full MU Plovdiv syllabus for Clinical Immunology, Medicine, Year 4: 14 topics, 8 topics with a free study note (21 minutes of reading), and 115 flashcards. Updated 13 November 2026.
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Syllabus
The topics in the order of the MU Plovdiv syllabus. Each one with a note opens in AceMed once you're signed in.
- 1. Clinical Immunology. Subject and parts – general characteristics. Basic humoral and cellular mechanisms for the development of defense and immunopathological reactions.Being written
- 2. Innate immunity. Comparison with adaptive immunity. Factors of innate immunity – mechanical barriers, cellular and humoral factors. Clinical significance of innate immunity mechanisms. The inflammation as a defense and pathological process.1 min · 14 cards
- 3. Adaptive immunity and immune response. Immune system – the basis of the immune response. Anatomy and structure of the immune system – immune organs (primary and secondary), immune cells (populations, markers, and function), molecules (cytokines and antibodies), HLA genes, and their products.Being written
- 4. Development of immune response. Stages of the immune response. Types and forms of the immune response according to the antigen (immune response against intracellular and extracellular antigens). Dynamics of the immune response – primary and secondary immune response. Immune memory. Regulation of immune response.1 min · 14 cards
- 5. Infectious Immunology. Immune response in bacterial, mycotic and viral infections.Being written
- 6. Immune deficiencies. Definition and origin. Immunological characteristics of primary and secondary immune deficiencies. Syndromes and diseases. Monoclonal gammopathy - nature and examples.1 min · 14 cards
- 7. Allergy. Terms. Types of allergens. Types of allergic reactions – characteristics, mechanism of tissue damage, diseases and syndromes – examples.2 min · 16 cards
- 8. Autoimmune reactions and diseases. Terms. Immune tolerance – definition, underlying mechanisms, and immune processes for its maintenance. Reasons and mechanisms for the development of autoimmunity. Types of autoimmune diseases – organ-specific and non-organ-specific. Immunological characteristics.Being written
- 9. Tumor immunology.Tumor antigens. Immunological mechanisms against tumors. Immunological diagnosis of the tumor diseases. Mechanisms by which the tumor escapes the immune control. Anti-tumor immune prophylaxis and immune therapy – basic approaches.2 min · 15 cards
- 10. Transplantation immunity. The role of MHC molecules in transplantation. Post- transplantation immune response – types of reactions and mechanisms; graft versus host disease. Pre- and post-transplantation immune monitoring. Haemotransfusion reactions – immunological mechanism, types, reasons, examples.Being written
- 11. Reproductive immunology. The immunological paradox of pregnancy. The fetoplacental unit as an immune organ - structure and antigens. Immunological conflicts during pregnancy. Immunological causes of infertility and abortion.6 min · 14 cards
- 12. Immunological methods for testing innate and adaptive humoral factors – tests for complement and other serum proteins (agglutination, precipitation, complement-fixation, and labeled immune reactions) – principles, clinical application, and interpretation.2 min · 13 cards
- 13. Immunological methods for testing innate and adaptive cellular factors – tests for phagocytosis, immunophenotyping, lymphocyte functional assays – principles, clinical application, and interpretation. Immune status and monitoring – examples in various immune disorders.6 min · 15 cards
- 14. Immune modulation – terms and parts. Immune stimulation – specific and non-specific immune prophylaxis and therapy. Examples and application.Being written
Other Year 4 subjects
- Internal Diseases – Part 1 (Rheumatology, Pulmonology, Phthisiatrics, Cardiology, Haematology)67 notes
- Medical Genetics8 notes
- Neurology74 notes
- Ophthalmology58 notes
- Orthopaedics and Traumatology43 notes
- Otorhinolaryngology18 notes
- Pathological Anatomy and Cytopathology130 notes
- Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology57 notes
- Special Surgery74 notes
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