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Subtypes of Serum Proteins

Pre-albumin (Transthyretin)
Albumin
Globulins
 • Alpha-1: Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Serum amyloid A, Ceruloplasmin, Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Transcortin),
Transferrin • Gamma: IgM ... , IgG, IgA, RF, ... Proteins #Subtypes #algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
(rarely IgG/lgA ... and polyclonal IgG ... and polyclonal IgG ... and polyclonal IgG ... Types #hematology #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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AIHA: - 70%; IgG ... mediated - DAT: IgG ... AIHA: - 20%; IgM ... mediated - DAT: IgG ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
and an IgG core ... The presence of IgG ... infected with HBV, IgG ... and IgG anti-HBc ... #Diagnosis #HepB
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
allergies Type II - IgG ... antigen - IgG ... IgG can also mediate ... Type Ill - IgG and ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis
Celiac Disease Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:  Nonspecific symptoms (iron-deficiency anemia, failure to thrive, fever, skin
Disease Testing Algorithm ... • tTG IgG and ... DGP IgGa • EMA ... Disease #Testing #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... negative with IgA ... transglutaminase (tTG) IgG ... antibody test IgG ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
Suggested algorithm ... small (<1.5 gm/dL) IgM ... low-risk MGUS (IgG ... #MGUS #Biopsy #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
• Mechanism: IgG ... Coombs positive for IgG ... • Mechanism: IgM ... Anemia #hematology #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm ... 1 Antibodies, IgG ... Prothrombin Antibody, IgGa ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #hematology