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A System for Vasculitides 

#Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis #Small #Medium #Large #Vessel #Size #Classification #ANCA #Differential
A System for Vasculitides ... #Diagnosis #IM ... #Rheum #Vasculitis ... #Vessel #Size #Classification ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... Immunological Mediator: IgM ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... Contact Dermatitis (ie ... #Types #Classification
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
schema of the pathophysiology ... metabolism, excluding complex ... connections and pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Pediatrics #Table #IEM
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Type II - IgG or IgM ... Type Ill - Immune Complex-Mediated ... reactions #Types #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 ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
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
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
antigen-surface complex ... antigen-surface complex ... antibodies (IgG, rarely IgM ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy ... #Immunology #pathophysiology
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Mediators: IgG/ IgM ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... immunofluorescence Immune Complex ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
deposit of immune complexes ... or polyclonal IgM ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... diagnosis #types #classification