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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... cellular antigen, leading ... Complement activation ... #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... cell antigens, leading ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
we created to implement ... Lumbar Central Canal ... Stenosis Grading ... #Classification ... #Central #Foraminal
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... Types: • Type ... • Low serum C4 complement ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity ... Definitions • Type ... degranulation, leading ... #Hypersensitivity ... #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... • Most common type ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Hypersensitivity ... inflammatory response leading ... Lobar collapse • Central ... • Immediate type-skin
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... gastrointestinal, and/or central ... against MPO • Complement ... #rheumatology #classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... hypersensitivity ... to have a "wood-grain ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
• Nutrition as complement ... balanced, nutritious Table ... EEN (Exclusive Enteral ... - Exclusion of grains ... Nutrition #comparison #table