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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Amphotericin B ... Alkalosis - Marked cell ... Low #Potassium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Involvement - B-cell ... CD10 - T-cell ... - B-cell ... o CML - bcr-able ... o Other bcr-able
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... : - B or T cell ... CD3-CD4+ T cells
B/T Cell Development
This is a work in progress describing the maturation of B & T cells
B/T Cell Development ... maturation of B ... & T cells in a lymph ... #lymph node #b-cell ... #t-cell
Cellular and humoral immune responses of the adaptive immune system. Activated T cells accomplish cellular immune
responses, and B ... antigen activates B ... to the B-cell receptor ... paths, one using B ... Millions of different B
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
lymphocytes/Mature B ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... indicate disease • B ... cell surface molecules
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
then stimulate B ... recognized by B ... fragment bind B ... complex and enhance B ... blood -> Memory B
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Lymphocytes - T or B ... 75% of ALL is of B-cell ... marrow • Mature B-cell ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Accumulation of Mature B
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Airway epithelial cells ... promote dendritic cell ... activate naive CD4 T cells ... These T cells then ... induce B-cell class
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... mast-cell degranulation ... T-cells recruit ... types #allergy #table