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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
and Vasoactive Drugs ... 1) Determine type ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #management #comparison
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
: Summary Type ... conjunctivitis Type ... Penicillin-induced drug ... Graves' Disease Type ... #Classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... lgE antibodies bind ... allergies, and drug ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
of hypersensitivity ... Food allergies, Drug ... lgM antibodies bind ... allergy #table #classification ... #comparison
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Type I Hypersensitivity ... Antibodies that bind ... pollen, foods, drugs ... Allergen-antibody complexes bind ... Anaphylaxis #TypeI
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
Type II Hypersensitivity ... When antigens bind ... surface - Example: drug ... cell surfaces #Type2 ... #Type2 #HypersensitivityReaction
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Types: • Type ... activity that bind ... • Type III Often ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... Benzodiazepines: - Bind ... Barbituates: - Bind ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity ... Definitions • Type ... of lgE Abs that bind ... #Hypersensitivity ... #Classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... hypersensitivity ... malignancies, and drugs ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison