Are your immuno classes as bad as ours?

[tallman24]

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Just wondering. Our class had to basically teach themselves. Our professor is just terrible.

 

[Kaputt]

You'll have to teach yourself most of this stuff. The sooner you learn that, the easier med school becomes.

 

[Bacchus]

Immuno was our best basic science block.

 

[tallman24]

You'll have to teach yourself most of this stuff. The sooner you learn that, the easier med school becomes.

True. Most of what we have gone over i taught a lot of it to myself. I just always at least had good notes or something to go by. Not so much with our immuno. Especially post midterm.

 

[Planes2Doc]

I think it's a short block at our school, and I take it next year. As a side note, what causes allergic reactions? Is it the innate immune system or the lymphocytes? I've been getting immunotherapy for allergies and have always wondered what acts on it.

 

[SpecterGT260]

Immuno was our best basic science block.

 

[tallman24]

Basically fom what i know is that allergens attached to IgE show a hypersensitivity trait and leads to the release of histamine from mast cells, etc. This causes the swelling and all those other unwanted problems. I dont know what the therapy is but im assuming they are down regulating your IgE, considering you arnt really susceptible to helminth infections. Im sure someone else will correct me since im only halfway through my immuno class.

 

[Planes2Doc]

Basically fom what i know is that allergens attached to IgE show a hypersensitivity trait and leads to the release of histamine from mast cells, etc. This causes the swelling and all those other unwanted problems. I dont know what the therapy is but im assuming they are down regulating your IgE, considering you arnt really susceptible to helminth infections. Im sure someone else will correct me since im only halfway through my immuno class.

Thanks for the info! I'm looking forward to learning about that. 🙂

 

[normtheniner]

Just wondering. Our class had to basically teach themselves. Our professor is just terrible.

I thought our immuno course was waaaay overtaught. It was 8 weeks long (we then switched to virology) and packed full of reading. I have to admit it makes pathology a little easier when you have a decent understanding of it.

 

[tallman24]

Ya. Our class is 3 months long. Ugh

 

[Fatalis]

Just wondering. Our class had to basically teach themselves. Our professor is just terrible.

what school do you go to? I have a feeling I know you!

 

[notbobtrustme]

You have to teach yourself 75-90% of the material in the pre-clinical years anyways.