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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
- Local and systemic ... anaphylaxis, seasonal ... arthritis, and systemic ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... hours - Examples: Anaphylaxis ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... #table #classification ... #comparison
Triggers of Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a systemic response to a specific allergen, usually occurring within one hour
Anaphylaxis is ... a systemic response ... to a specific allergen ... and medications (Table ... #Diagnosis #Allergy
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Adrenal crisis - Anaphylaxis ... CM #Shock #Classification ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Penicillin Allergy ... With Penicillin Allergy ... lgE-Mediated) HSR - Anaphylaxis ... rash eosinophilia systemic ... #Prescription #algorithm
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
loss, malaise • Allergic ... , hemoptysis; +systemic ... in 40%, mild; +systemic ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... arrest trolley, anaphylaxis ... hypotension. ❻ If systolic ... as patient is stable ... trigger agents (allergy