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Allergic Reaction Classification
Type 1 reaction: Acute anaphylactic reaction
Type 2 reaction: Cytotoxic reaction
Type 3 reaction: Immune complex
Type
Allergic Reaction ... Classification ... reaction: Immune complex ... #Reaction #Classification ... #diagnosis
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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VT: - No RS complexes ... - Very broad complexes ... produce a hybrid complex ... ekg #cardiology #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial complex ... premature junctional complex ... premature #atrial #complexes ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
Various wide complex ... designs and algorithms ... VTach #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Algorithms
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
leading to an allergic ... antigen-surface complex ... antibody-antigen complexes ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Type Ill - Immune Complex-Mediated ... reactions #Types #Classification ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
Premature Atrial Complex ... PACs #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... premature #atrial #complexes
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex ... Antidromic AVRT: wide complex ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS complexes ... beats (hybrid complex ... negative (QS) complexes ... Brugada algorithm ... Aberrancy #Comparison #Diagnosis