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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antibodies bind to mast ... degranulation of mast ... cellular antigen, leading ... Complement activation ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
allergens and activate mast ... degranulation, leading ... immune reaction, leading ... because T-Cell activation ... #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
lgE causes mast-cell ... , Drug allergies ... cell antigens, leading ... to complement activation ... #table #classification
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... nervous system (CNS) dysfunction ... #Macrophage #Activation ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
difficult airway - Allergies ... Performance thorough ... or LV dysfunction ... stress testing may ... medical and surgical management