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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Hypersensitivity: Summary Type ... conjunctivitis Type ... thrombocytopenia, Autoimmune Hemolytic ... anemia, Penicillin-induced ... #Types #Classification
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Hours to Days (Hemolytic ... Anemia) Type ... Rash, SJS) - Amelia ... #Classification ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia ... Coombs • IgG type ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Pouchelon #Warm #Antibody
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
, and drug allergies ... - IgG or IgM antibody ... or during hemolytic ... antigen - Antigen-antibody ... #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
lgE causes mast-cell ... transfusion reaction, Haemolytic ... Mediators: Antigen-antibody ... Action: Antigen-antibody ... #classification
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Definitions • Type ... cell surfaces causes ... accumulation of small antibody-antigen ... causes development ... #Types #Classification
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bleeding • Hemolysis ... #MCV #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Use carbapenem Type ... Type II-IV HSR ... symptoms syndrome, Hemolytic ... anemia • Avoid ... #Prescription #algorithm
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... Schistosomiasis - Chronic hemolytic ... anemia - Persistent ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis ... ), sickle cell anemia ... High #Potassium #Classification ... #Causes