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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antigen, leading to complement ... during hemolytic disease ... Complement activation ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... they activate complement ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• Autoimmune diseases ... : - 10% SLE or ... • Low serum C4 complement ... erythematosus (SLE ... #classification
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
90% - Low complement ... 80% - Low complement ... Usual therapeutic management ... : Chronic disease ... #comparison #table
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... against MPO • Complement ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... anti-Smith Ab, low complements ... Classification: ... • Type-I Interferonopathies ... RNP antibodies, Complement
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease ... #DMII #Classification
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
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... Cytopenia: 2% • Hypocomplementemia ... • Can cause TYPE ... IV RTA, TYPE I ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Risk Stratify Type ... What is the type ... medical and surgical management