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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Anaphylaxis and Allergic ... Reactions First-Line ... #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
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Classification Diagnosis ... drug reaction - ... Classification #Types #Diagnosis ... #Treatment #management ... #allergy
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 ... are diagnosed as ... #Preoperative #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
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion Reactions ... : Fever, flank pain ... • Allergic reaction ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... • Food allergy/ ... unless reproducible reactions
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Ingestion of an allergen ... an irritant or allergen ... condition and its management ... Eczema #Assessment #primarycare ... peds #pediatrics #diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
: Fever, flank pain ... - Allergic ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology ... #reactions