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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... antigen, leading to complement ... Complement activation ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
of hypersensitivity ... antigens, leading to complement ... they activate complement ... Graft rejection #hypersensitivity ... allergy #table #classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Types: • Type ... • Type III Often ... • Low serum C4 complement ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... 7.1 – 8.0 % - Functionally ... #DMII #Classification
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... Block in AV node: Junctional ... #HeartBlocks #Types ... #Classification
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Functional GI Disorders ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... correlation of lBS-type ... microbiome • Visceral hypersensitivity ... gastroenterology #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... What is the type ... medical and surgical management
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
• Pancreas: Type ... - ↑ IgE, ↓ complement ... • Classification ... mimics excluded MANAGEMENT ... IGG4 #Diagnosis #Management
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
decline in kidney function ... Reduced kidney function ... guide subtype classification ... tubulopathy) - Complement ... vasculitis Types