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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... Workup #Simple #Complex
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Hypersensitivity ... Summary Type I Hypersensitivity ... peanuts), Hay fever ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... Reactions #Types #Classification
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Types of hypersensitivity ... Type Ill - Immune Complex-Mediated ... happypillsrx/ #hypersensitivity ... reactions #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
table of types of hypersensitivity ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... allergy #table #classification
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Supracondylar Fracture Classification - Type I: Non-displaced. Type II: Displaced with intact anterior cortex. Type III:
Supracondylar Fracture Classification ... Type III: Complete ... cortex) #Diagnosis #EM ... Flexion #Fracture #Classification
Acute Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever
 • Most common in travelers and children
 • "Swimmers Itch" in the
Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever ... rash • Systemic hypersensitivity ... circulating immune complexes—coincides ... exposure) • Fever ... Schistosomiasis #Katayama #Fever
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... chest pain is complex ... #ChestPain #POCUS ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Cirrhosis with fever ... POCUS for win. ... SBP #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Type I Hypersensitivity ... allergen-antibody complex ... Allergen-antibody complexes ... peanuts) • Hay fever