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Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
table of types of hypersensitivity ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... cell antigens, leading ... Antigen-antibody complex ... allergy #table #classification
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Hypersensitivity ... cell surfaces causes ... antigen-surface complex ... #Hypersensitivity ... Reactions #Types #Classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
deposit of immune complexes ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... diagnosis #types #classification
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... causing hypovolemia needing ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... status NTM Cause ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... massiliense in CF ... Avium Complex (MAC