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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 ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
negative with IgA ... transglutaminase (tTG) IgG ... patients with IgA ... antibody test IgG ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
- Anti-HBcAg IgM ... - Anti-HBcAg IgG ... Interpretation #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... - Mediators: IgG ... / IgM - Antigen ... Mechanism of Action: IgG ... types #allergy #table
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Pemphigoid - Comparison Table ... Intercellular IgG ... Immunofluorescence: Linear IgG
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
 -
arterial thrombosis IgG4 ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
1: Monoclonal IgM ... (rarely IgG/lgA ... and polyclonal IgG ... and polyclonal IgG ... and polyclonal IgG
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
and an IgG core ... IgM anti-HBc is ... The presence of IgG ... infected with HBV, IgG ... and IgG anti-HBc
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,
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