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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Classification Diagnosis ... Angioedema: • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... Classification #Types #Diagnosis
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... infection - Allergic ... + T cells) - Allergic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
of lgE Abs that bind ... leading to an allergic ... cell surfaces causes ... causes development ... Classification #Diagnosis
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
for the major causes ... lymphoma) A = Allergy ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Mnemonic
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Soluble antigen - Allergen-specific ... lgE antibodies bind ... When the specific allergen ... Pathophysiology #Allergy ... #Diagnosis #Reactions
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... most possible causes ... releasing Cbl to bind ... transcobalamin (TC) bind ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
RLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
- Differential Diagnosis ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
RUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
- Differential Diagnosis ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
LUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
- Differential Diagnosis ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
LLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
- Differential Diagnosis ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes