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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... urticaria • Hereditary ... angioedema - Rare ... • Bradykinin ... • Bradykinin-mediated
Angioedema - Diagnostic Algorithm

#Diagnosis #Allergy #Angioedema #Hereditary #Acquired #C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin #Algorithm
Angioedema - Diagnostic ... Diagnosis #Allergy #Angioedema ... #Hereditary #Acquired ... #C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
: Differential Diagnosis ... NSAlDs, Aspirin Bradykinin ... mediated: • ACEi • Hereditary ... inhibitor deficiency (hereditary ... #Differential #
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Allergic/Immune: • Anaphylaxis ... • Hereditary ... angioedema Congenital ... stenosis #Stridor #differential
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
swelling in w/ hereditary ... angioedema) • ... Hypersensitivity & anaphylaxis
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
Bradykinin-mediated ... Angioedema Clinical ... pain Types: • Hereditary ... female, ACEI) Bradykinin ... #mediated #Angioedema
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
deposition disease, hereditary ... angioedema A - ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential
Effect of Selected Diseases on Complement Levels - C3, C4
 • SLE C3 ↓ C4 ↓↓
C3 ↓ C4 ↓↓ • Hereditary ... angiooedema C3 ... Levels #C3 #C4 #differential
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
challenging to differentiate ... TRALI, TACO, and anaphylaxis ... Both anaphylaxis ... hypotension with anaphylaxis ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Inflammatory: Anaphylaxis ... , Angioedema, Epiglottitis ... Asthma, COPD, Anaphylaxis ... Noisy #Breathing #differential