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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... antigen, leading to complement ... Complement activation ... #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... they activate complement ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
Primary and Secondary ... Headache Types ... #Headaches #Primary ... #Secondary #Types ... #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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obstruction _ pHA type ... I, type II - ... High Renin - Primary ... Ketoconazole Low ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm
Primary Hyperoxaluria - Diagnosis and Management Overview

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Primary #Hyperoxaluria #Types #classification #diagnosis #management
Primary Hyperoxaluria ... MatthewHoMD #Primary ... Hyperoxaluria #Types ... #classification ... diagnosis #management #table
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Types: • Type ... factor level • Low ... serum C4 complement ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
RPGN has three primary ... staining): • Low ... Complement: Post-strep ... Idiopathic • Normal Complement ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Hypersensitivity ... the airways • Primarily ... mucus plugs • Low ... • Immediate type-skin ... also be present HOW