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Inflammatory, Immunologic, and Pathobiologic Features Leading to Severe Asthma. #Pathophysiology #Asthma #Mechanism #Leukotriene #Type2 #Inflammatory #Immunologic
Inflammatory, Immunologic ... Leading to Severe Asthma ... #Pathophysiology ... #Asthma #Mechanism ... #Immunologic #NEJM
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Inflammatory mechanism ... of asthma. ... #asthma #pathophysiology ... #inflammatory # ... immunology
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... Natural Killer Cells ... cell activity #Inflammatory ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
release the pro-inflammatory ... secretion • Inflammatory ... Complications: • Acute Asthma ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis: Pathogenesis
Anaphylaxis is a Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction
While the primary mechanism of anaphylaxis is mast cell
production of inflammatory ... Recruitment of inflammatory ... cells • ANS activation ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
Asthma: immunopathogenesis ... events releases inflammatory ... production allergic asthma ... #Asthma #immunopathogenesis ... #Pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Activation of CD8 T cells ... production of pro-inflammatory ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... with exaggerated inflammatory ... Virologic and immunologic ... increase in CD4+ cells ... Reconstitution #Inflammatory
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... can become pro-inflammatory ... diagnosis column Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal inflammatory ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Post Vaccine • Inflammatory ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment