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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis ... and Allergic Reactions ... Prednisone #Anaphylaxis ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Allergy
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

Cross reactivity of penicillin-allergic patients to cephalosporins has more to do with
of penicillin-allergic ... Cephalosporins #Allergy ... #Management #Carbapenem ... #Reaction #Incidence ... #PCN #Pharmacology
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Suspected Penicillin Allergy ... • If the reaction ... likelihood of a reaction ... 100,000 risk of anaphylaxis ... #Preoperative #Management
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Penicillin Allergy ... Mild Reaction ... lgE-Mediated) HSR - Anaphylaxis ... urticaria OR Unknown reaction ... Prescription #algorithm #management
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments ... of late phase reactions ... provided, as well as allergy ... Ventolin inhaler #Anaphylaxis ... #Treatments #Management
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
constipation • Allergic ... reaction -> Benign ... mediated cytotoxic reaction ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Treatment Protocol for Iron Infusion Reactions
Mild reactions
 • Symptoms: back/joint pain, flushing, hypertension, itching,sensation of heat,
Mild reactions ... Symptoms: back/joint pain ... urticaria • Management ... Treatment #Protocol #management ... #allergy
Kounis Syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome (symptoms such as chest pain relating to reduced blood flow to the
such as chest pain ... ) caused by an allergic ... immune reaction ... Kounis #Syndrome #Allergic ... #ACS #Anaphylaxis
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion Reactions ... common immune reaction ... : Fever, flank pain ... • Allergic reaction ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
transfusion • Allergic ... reaction / anaphylaxis ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management