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Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Type IV Hypersensitivity ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Poison ivy) #TypeIV ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Type I Hypersensitivity ... Complications: • Acute ... Anaphylaxis #TypeI ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Type III Hypersensitivity ... Serum sickness #TypeIII ... #Type3 #HypersensitivityReaction ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... aggression #AlzheimersDisease ... #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... exposure to known allergen ... symptoms in the acute ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
Type II Hypersensitivity ... cell surfaces #Type2 ... #Type2 #HypersensitivityReaction ... #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute) Additional Info: • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute ... provided, as well as allergy ... Treatments #Management #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... • Obesity -> Type ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
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