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Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
reactions Type ... Days (Hemolytic Anemia ... Complex-Mediated ... Rash, SJS) - Amelia ... #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 ... Types: • Type ... #classification
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Thalessemia • Cryoglobulinemia ... Viral - Herpes simplex ... #causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #MCV #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Hypersensitivity: Summary Type ... conjunctivitis Type ... Autoimmune Hemolytic anemia ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of types ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... allergy #table #classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... immunofluorescence Immune Complex ... Lupus Nephritis, Cryoglobulinemia ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
space) Immune-Complex ... lupus nephritis, cryoglobulinemia ... autoAb against type ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drug-induced immune-complex ... hemolytic anemia ... #Causes #Hematology