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Summary of Treatments for Allergic Rhinitis
 - Intranasal corticosteroids
 - Oral antihistamines
 - Combination intranasal corticosteroid
Treatments for Allergic ... Immunotherapy #Management ... #Pharmacology #Allergy ... #Allergic #Rhinitis ... #Medications #Table
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... antigen, leading to complement ... Complement activation ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... exposure • Non-allergic ... #Angioedema #Classification ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #allergy
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
 -
Anaphylaxis and Allergic ... #Anaphylaxis #Management ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Medications #Allergy
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... antigens, leading to complement ... they activate complement ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
Primary Hyperoxaluria - Diagnosis and Management Overview

Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#Primary #Hyperoxaluria #Types #classification #diagnosis #management
Diagnosis and Management ... Hyperoxaluria #Types #classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #table
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
VRE. etc) and allergy ... ampicillin #management ... pharmacology #table
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... against MPO • Complement ... #rheumatology #classification
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Non-therapeutic, contrast allergy ... Non-therapeutic, contrast allergy ... Invasive, contrast allergy ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... gastroenterology #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
90% - Low complement ... 80% - Low complement ... Usual therapeutic management ... sle #comparison #table ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management