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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... Usually occurs with urticaria ... usually occurs with urticaria ... • Hereditary ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Female predominance Anaphylaxis ... lesions - Wheals/angioedema ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... #rheumatology #comparison
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia ... Response Management Algorithm ... pathology: • Anaphylaxis ... Foreign body • Angioedema ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... Wheezing, dyspnea, hypoxia ... • Angioedema ... ischemia) • Urticaria ... • Angioedema
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
manifestations of anaphylaxis ... doom. headache Angioedema ... Mucosa 80-90%): Urticaria ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... incontinence #anaphylaxis
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Allergic/Immune: • Anaphylaxis ... • Hereditary ... angioedema Congenital ... malformations • Anaphylaxis ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
swelling in w/ hereditary ... angioedema) • ... : Urine Common Uses ... rapid injection; Nausea ... Hypersensitivity & anaphylaxis
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis ... - Oral mucosa: angioedema ... lips - Skin: urticarial ... piloerection, angioedema ... Gastrointestinal - Nausea
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
lgE-Mediated) HSR - Anaphylaxis ... , Angioedema, Wheezing ... Hypotension, Hives/urticaria ... #Prescription #algorithm
Approach to Elevated Tryptase - Differential Diagnosis Framework

The DDx of elevated tryptase can be broken down
Dangerous secondary causes ... : • Anaphylaxis ... • Angioedema ... infections • Chronic Urticaria ... pass = Primary Causes