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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Increased Cell ... imports K+ into cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Autoimmune Gastritis - Pathophysiology

Anti-ParietaI Cell, CD4+ T Cells, Autoantibodies -> x Parietal Cells, x HCL, x
Autoimmune Gastritis - Pathophysiology ... Anti-ParietaI Cell ... , CD4+ T Cells, ... -> x Parietal Cells ... Autoimmune #Gastritis #Pathophysiology
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
is entirely T-Cell ... exposure to allergen causes ... allergen-specific T-Cell ... harmful -> Th Cells ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Gastric Acid Secretion - Pathophysiology
Chief cell - Pepsinogen
Parietal cell - Acid, Intrinsic factor
G cell - Gastrin
Inhibitors:
Acid Secretion - Pathophysiology ... Chief cell - Pepsinogen ... Parietal cell - ... Intrinsic factor G cell ... Acid #Secretion #Pathophysiology
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Features of a Sickle Cell ... Crisis Sickle-cell ... These cells can ... Crises can be precipitated ... The underlying pathophysiology
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... : - B or T cell ... CD3-CD4+ T cells
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Airway epithelial cells ... promote dendritic cell ... These T cells then ... induce B-cell class ... #asthma #pathophysiology
Cellular and humoral immune responses of the adaptive immune system. Activated T cells accomplish cellular immune
Activated T cells ... responses, and B cells ... binding to the B-cell ... binding to the T-cell ... ImmuneResponses #immunology #pathophysiology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antibodies bind to mast cells ... activation and cell ... natural killer cells ... - Red blood cell ... Classification #Pathophysiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
stored red blood cells ... hypoxemia - Sickle cell ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes