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

#Diagnosis #Allergy #Angioedema #Hereditary #Acquired #C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin #Algorithm
Angioedema - Diagnostic ... Diagnosis #Allergy #Angioedema ... #Hereditary #Acquired ... #C1Inhibitor #Bradykinin
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
Angioedema Clinical ... pain Types: • Hereditary ... , • Acquired: ... #mediated #Angioedema ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
Causes of Angioedema ... NSAlDs, Aspirin Bradykinin ... mediated: • ACEi • Hereditary ... inhibitor deficiency (hereditary ... Acquired C1 esterase
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Allergic/Immune: • Anaphylaxis ... • Hereditary ... angioedema Congenital ... /Acquired: • Laryngomalacia ... malformations • Anaphylaxis
PEN-FAST Penicillin Allergy Risk Score
PEN - Penicillin allergy reported by patient
F - Five years or less
- 2 points A - Anaphylaxis ... or angioedema OR ... - 2 points T - Treatment ... required for reaction