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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Infections 2. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... Comorbidity - Atopic ... #rheumatology #comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
coagulation defects. 1) ... Elevated Liver tests ... plasma exchange 2) ... #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... Eczema, Asthma Type 2 ... disease of the newborn
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... positive tourniquet test ... hypotension in late ... Severe bleeding: ... classification #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Causes of Acute ... synthesis rises later ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... liver disease: > 2 ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding