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Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... - IgG or IgM antibody ... antigen - Antigen-antibody ... #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
and 2, but not type ... 4) - Salt wasting ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity ... cell surfaces causes ... accumulation of small antibody-antigen ... #Hypersensitivity ... #Classification
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... antigen, hepatitis C antibody ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... #workup #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Hypercoagulable Workup ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... maternal chromosomal causes ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... antigen, hepatitis C antibody ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... glomerular #disease #workup
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... form of delayed-type ... hypersensitivity ... Erythemas #comparison #table