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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Type Ill - IgG and ... Complement activation ... #Classification ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis ... #Reactions #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... 4) - Salt wasting ... Alkalosis - Marked cell ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... lymphoproliferative disorder ... Positive Coombs testing ... malignancies -> CLL ... temperatures by fixing complement
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... immunosuppression in the setting ... and classification ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders ... #oncology #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... decreased red cell ... or alternative complement ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... #workup #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... decreased red cell ... or alternative complement ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... disease #workup #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
anti-Smith Ab, low complements ... Skin Disease Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... /pdfs/smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... The type of specimen ... See table below ... *** Report all
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
disorder that does ... guide subtype classification ... tubulopathy) - Complement ... vasculitis Types ... #Significance #Diagnosis