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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... and complex febrile ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #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
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
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
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... , seasonal hay fever ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... diagnosis may be far simpler ... petechiae require complete
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
deposit of immune complexes ... Cryoglobulins: - Single ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... diagnosis #types #classification