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Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of types ... cell antigens, leading ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... allergy #table #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... Their Mechanisms Type ... cellular antigen, leading ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... #Classification
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
degranulation, leading ... antigen-surface complex ... , leading to an ... immune reaction, leading ... #Classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... deposit of immune complexes ... Types: • Type ... • Type III Often ... #classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
space) Immune-Complex ... autoAb against type ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... - Most common type ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... water #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... gastrointestinal osmotic gradient ... homeostasis is complex ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Framing effect ... view losses as looming ... Answering a complex ... Cognitive #Biases #Types ... #Causes #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... properly, leading ... One blood cell type ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential