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Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... hypersensitivity reactions ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... hypersensitivity #reactions ... #classification
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
Hemolysis Classification ... hemolytic transfusion reactions ... #Hemolysis #Classification ... Intrinsic #Extrinsic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... anemias, hemolytic reactions ... syndrome, drug reactions ... Hepatocellular Dysfunction ... #unconjugated #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... • Transfusion reactions ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #classification
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nonreabsorbable anions ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... #Causes
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
cell surfaces causes ... , leading to an ... exposure to allergen causes ... Allergy #Allergic #Reactions ... #Types #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... findings based on cause ... syndrome, infusion reactions ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
cellular antigen, leading ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Allergy #Diagnosis #Reactions ... #Table