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Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Rheumatoid arthritis, Post-streptococcal ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Post-Transplantation ... transplants, as compared ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... Diagnosis and classification ... transplantation are
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Cryoglobulins: - Composed ... #classification ... #rheumatology #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... Usually composed ... • Causes are multiple ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #compared
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... you’ll do a good workup ... #workup #hematology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... Most patients experience ... Pancytopenia is a hematologic ... or a peripheral type ... These causes could
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... formed or don’t work ... Most common cytopenia ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... ) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
considered to be caused ... Types of primary ... They are most commonly ... SCALE: flake-like compacted ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
periodic paralysis, post-hypothermia ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table