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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... : • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... urticaria • Hereditary ... #Classification
Facial Swelling from Hereditary Angioedema on Physical Examination

19 year old Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) patient from Turkey.
Swelling from Hereditary ... Angioedema on Physical ... 19 year old Hereditary ... Angioedema (HAE ... #PhysicalExam #allergy
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Autoimmune Hemolytic anemia ... #Allergic #Reactions ... #Types #Classification
Angioedema - Diagnostic Algorithm

#Diagnosis #Allergy #Angioedema #Hereditary #Acquired #C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin #Algorithm
Angioedema - Diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #Allergy ... #Angioedema #Hereditary
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
Causes of Angioedema ... IgE dependent allergic ... mediated: • ACEi • Hereditary ... inhibitor deficiency (hereditary ... Diagnosis #Causes #allergy
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Days (Hemolytic Anemia ... Rash, SJS) - Amelia ... reactions #Types #Classification ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Iron-deficiency anemia ... Sideroblastic anemia ... Spherocytes - Hereditary ... Elliptocytes - Hereditary ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... with or without hereditary ... Chronic hemolytic anemia ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Foreign body Allergic ... Anaphylaxis • Hereditary ... angioedema Congenital ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
for Hemolytic Anemia ... Hereditary spherocytosis ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... Diagnosis #causes #classification