Item Classification List
- Basic Science
- Immune mechanisms
- Antigens including superantigens, determinants
- Antigen presentation & histocompatibility
- Immunoregulation / Tolerance
- Immunogenetics / Molecular Biology
- Immunoglobulins (including IgE)
- T & B Cell Ligand-Receptor Interactions & Signal Transduction / Cell Activation / Anergy
- Cytokines / Chemokines & Their Receptors
- Adhesion Molecules
- Complement, coagulation, fibrinolytic & kallikrein–kinin immune system
- Immediate Hypersensitivity (IgE-Mediated)
- IgG/IgA/IgM/FcR-Mediated Reactions (e.g. ADCC, immune complex, opsonization)
- Delayed type hypersensitivity / Cell-mediated immunity
- Innate Immunity
- Cells Involved in Immune Responses (Differentiation, Origin, Reception, Interactions, Secretions)
- Lymphocytes
- T cells & receptors
- B cells & receptors
- Other lymphocytes (e.g. NK, NK-T)
- Antigen-Presenting Cells (e.g., Monocytes, Macrophages, Dendritic Cells)
- Mast Cells / Basophils
- Eosinophils
- Neutrophils
- Other cells (e.g. endothelial, epithelial, smooth muscle, fibroblasts, platelets)
- Anatomy / Physiology / Pathology
- Lymphoid system immune & privileged organs
- Upper Airway, Nose, Sinuses, Middle Ear
- Lower Airway
- Skin
- Gastrointestinal
- Research Principles
- Experimental Design
- Data Analysis & Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Human subject protection & adverse event reporting
- Immune mechanisms
- Clinical Science
- Hypersensitivity Disorders (epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis & differential diagnosis, treatment/management)
- Nasal/sinus (e.g. allergic rhinitis, allergic fungal sinusitis)
- Ocular
- Eczema / Atopic Dermatitis
- Asthma
- Adverse Reactions to Foods
- Anaphylaxis (including Idiopathic, Exercise, Latex)
- Adverse Reactions to Stinging Insects
- Urticaria
- Occupational Diseases, hypersensitivity pneumonitis & ABPA
- COPD & Interstitial lung disease
- Contact Hypersensitivity
- Immunological Disorders (epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis & differential diagnosis, treatment/management)
- Hereditary & Acquired Angioedema
- Congenital (Primary) Immunodeficiencies
- Complement
- Phagocyte
- T Cell
- B Cell / Antibody Deficiencies
- Combined /Other
- Acquired (Secondary) Immunodeficiencies
- Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders
- Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
- Mastocytosis / Mast Cell Disorders
- Infectious Diseases (e.g. microbiology & pathogenesis- Tick-borne, TB, leprosy, hepatitis, syphilis, otitis, sinusitis, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, croup)
- Clinical presentation & diagnostic approach to other immune disorders/conditions (e.g. autoimmune/rheumatologic diseases, immunohematologic malignancies & disorders, autoinflammatory diseases, cryopathic disorders, granulomatous disease, transplantation, cystic fibrosis, reproductive & neonatal immunology)
- Non-Disease Specific Pharmacology / Therapeutics
- Allergen Avoidance
- Immunotherapy
- Antihistamines
- Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Beta-Agonists & Antagonists
- Leukotriene Pathway Modulators
- Mast Cell Stabilizers
- Anticholinergics & methylxanthines
- Glucocorticoids
- Immunomodulator/adjuvant/gene therapy (e.g. DNA, CpG ODNs, cytokines, monoclonal antibodies)
- Immune globulin therapy (e.g. replacement, immunomodulation, IVIG, SCIG, hyperimmune, non-monoclonal)
- Aspirin & Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Vaccines (e.g. indications, immune response, adjuvants, efficacy, reactions)
- Dermatologic & Ophthalmic Treatments
- Controversial Treatments
- Surgical Intervention with Sinuses / Middle Ear
- Adverse Reactions to Drug & Biologicals- epidemiology, mechanism & management principles
- Specific Diagnostic Modalities
- Skin testing (e.g. prick, delayed type hypersensitivity, patch)
- Nasal, conjunctival & bronchial provocation
- Pulmonary function testing (e.g. spirometry, bronchoprovocation, body plethysmography, ENO, IOS)
- Mucociliary function & nasal/lung (e.g. secretions, lavage or biopsy)
- Laboratory Testing
- Ig measurement (e.g. total, specific, immune complexes)
- Mediator Measurement (e.g. secreted, intracellular, signaling)
- Leukocyte phenotyping (e.g. flow cytometry, spectratyping, memory & activation markers)
- Cellular Function (e.g. Proliferation, Cytotoxicity, Chemotaxis, Phagocytosis, Killing)
- Complement, coagulation, fibrinolytic & kallikrein–kinin immune system evaluation
- Molecular Biology Techniques (e.g. TRECs. PCR, in situ hybridization, cell purification, gene chip, hybridoma, Ig/TCR gene rearrangement)
- Laboratory quality control & oversight
- Imaging
- Oral Challenge (e.g. food, drug)
- Controversial Tests / Misuse of Standard Tests
- Allergens / Antigens (non-disease specific properties, measurement & avoidance)
- Aerobiology (e.g. pollens & measurement)
- Molds & Fungi
- Indoor Allergens
- Animal, insect & arthropod allergens
- Pollutants
- Allergen extract standardization & stability
- Hypersensitivity Disorders (epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis & differential diagnosis, treatment/management)
Updated: April 2015
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