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Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Type I Hypersensitivity ... bind to harmless allergens ... Sensitization" to Allergen ... Anaphylaxis #TypeI ... #Type1 #HypersensitivityReaction
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... Ex: Antibiotic allergies ... cephalosporin), Food allergies ... conjunctivitis Type ... Immunological Target: Allergen
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Type IV Hypersensitivity ... mediated; exposure to allergen ... causes development ... of allergen-specific ... ivy) #TypeIV #Type4
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... Soluble antigen - Allergen-specific ... When the specific allergen ... hay fever, food allergies ... , and drug allergies
Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
documenting a type ... 1 MI, type 2 MI ... and underlying causes ... Troponin #Elevation #Type1 ... #Type2 #TypeI #
Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
Causes of Urticaria ... Aeroallergens - Contact allergen ... - Food allergens ... mediated - Contact allergen ... Mediated #NonIgE #Causes
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of types ... Mechanism of Action: Allergen-specific ... lgE causes mast-cell ... Hay fever, Food allergies ... , Drug allergies
Types and causes of acute diarrhea #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Diarrhea #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Types and causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
Wellens’ syndrome: -Type ... negativity (25% of cases ... ) -Type B = Deeply ... inverted (75% of cases ... #TypeB
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Distress Syndrome • Allergies ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes