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Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology ... antibiody -> Immune Complex ... > Incr Immune Complex ... Formation -> Vasculitis ... #HUV #Pathophysiology
Allergic Reaction Classification
Type 1 reaction: Acute anaphylactic reaction
Type 2 reaction: Cytotoxic reaction
Type 3 reaction: Immune complex
Type
Allergic Reaction Classification ... Type 1 reaction ... reaction: Immune complex ... Type 4 reaction ... Allergic #Reaction #Classification
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Types of hypersensitivity ... reactions Type ... (Anaphylaxis) Type ... Ill - Immune Complex-Mediated ... #Classification
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
antigen-surface complex ... antigen-surface complex ... against these complexes ... or the entire complex ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Vasculitis - Break ... by large vessel vasculitis ... although immune complex ... can affect any type ... Medium #Large #Classification
Types of Spontaneous Abortion 
 - Threatened 
 - Inevitable 
 - Incomplete 
 - Complete
Types of Spontaneous ... Incomplete - Complete ... Spontaneous #Abortion #Types ... Obstetrics #Diagnosis #Classification
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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Block, Mobitz Type ... waves and QRS complexes ... node #Mobitz #Type1 ... #Type1 #SecondDegree ... HeartBlock #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
deposit of immune complexes ... Types: • Type ... • Type III Often ... • Vasculitis ... #classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of types ... Type 1 - Mediators ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... allergy #table #classification
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS complexes ... beats (hybrid complex ... negative (QS) complexes ... Brugada algorithm ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Cardiology