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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema: • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #allergy
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
of lgE Abs that bind ... leading to an allergic ... cell surfaces causes ... leading to an allergic ... causes development
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Mechanism of Action: Allergen-specific ... lgE causes mast-cell ... lgM antibodies bind ... reactions #types #allergy
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... Ingestion of an allergen ... an irritant or allergen ... - What causes exacerbation ... condition and its management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... maintained fever CAUSES ... transfusion • Allergic ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... trigger agents (allergy ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
anaphylactic penicillin allergy ... only in selected cases ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Management ... of PCN allergy ... #differential #causes
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... TMP-SMX-DS • Sulfa allergy ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... treatment #diagnosis #causes ... Allergy. 2018;73 ... J Allergy Clin Immunol