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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema: • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... or avoiding the allergen ... #Treatment #management ... #allergy
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Penicillin Allergy ... With Penicillin Allergy ... HSR), EMR lists allergy ... #Penicillin #Allergy ... #management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
first define the type ... VRE. etc) and allergy ... possible to guide therapy ... preferred & narrowest therapy ... ampicillin #management
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Algorithm for ... the management and ... patients with type ... anaphylaxis or hives) allergy ... #IDSA #management
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Allergic Bronchopulmonary ... • Immediate type-skin ... /- anti-fungal therapy ... @PulmPEEPs #Allergic ... pulmonary #diagnosis #management
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
Initial empirical therapy ... ) Beta-lactam allergy ... Type I hypersensitivity ... ) Beta-lactam allergy ... peds #pediatrics #management
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Treatment Algorithm
Medical therapy:
 • Proton pump inhibition
 • Topical corticosteroids
Diet therapy
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EoE) - Treatment Algorithm ... Medical therapy ... corticosteroids Diet therapy ... Elemental formula • Allergy ... #management #gastroenterology
Management of Anaphylaxis in the Outpatient Setting

In the management of anaphylaxis, administering intramuscular epinephrine and ensuring
Management of Anaphylaxis ... Setting In the management ... delivering this therapy ... #Management #Allergy ... Anaphylaxis #Outpatient #Algorithm
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
abdominal pain Types ... , thrombolytic therapy ... mediated #Angioedema #allergy ... immunology #diagnosis #management