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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
conjunctivitis Type ... Immunological Mediator: IgM ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... Contact Dermatitis (ie ... #Types #Classification
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
reactions Type ... II - IgG or IgM ... Ill - Immune Complex-Mediated ... #Classification ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Mediators: IgG/ IgM ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... #allergy #table ... #classification
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
Type II Hypersensitivity ... antibodies (IgG, rarely IgM ... cell surfaces #Type2 ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
schema of the pathophysiology ... metabolism, excluding complex ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Differential # ... Pediatrics #Table #IEM
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
of lab values compiled ... See IEM schema for ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... NICU #Genetics #IEM
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
space) Immune-Complex ... autoAb against type ... staining on IF • No EM ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... May-Thurner Syndrome • Complex ... pain syndrome type ... Non-pitting) • Allergic ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology