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

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Types of hypersensitivity ... Hours to Days (Hemolytic ... Anemia) Type ... #Classification ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
of hypersensitivity ... lgE causes mast-cell ... transfusion reaction, Haemolytic ... Graft rejection #hypersensitivity ... #classification
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Type II-IV HSR ... symptoms syndrome, Hemolytic ... anemia • Avoid ... there is a strong clinical ... #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