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Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
mediated; exposure to allergen ... Allergic reaction ... Inflammation and destruction ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #Immunology #pathophysiology
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #Allergic #Reactions ... #Types #Classification
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension Classification ... site of vascular obstruction ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... #Hypertension #Classification
Kounis Syndrome (Allergic Angina) - Pathophysiology

#Kounis #Syndrome #Allergic #Angina #Pathophysiology #cardiology
Kounis Syndrome ... (Allergic Angina ... ) - Pathophysiology ... #Allergic #Angina ... #Pathophysiology
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
site of venous obstruction ... and below the umbilicus ... AWAY from the umbilicus ... - IVC obstruction ... #Milking #SVC #syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... requires bilateral obstruction ... Kidney #Injury #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Hepatic sinusoidal obstructive ... syndrome • Capillary ... leak syndrome ( ... bladder outlet obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... Red blood cell destruction ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Site of Vascular Obstruction ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... Crigler-Najjar syndrome ... , Rotor syndrome ... toxins) • Biliary Obstruction ... #Jaundice #Classification