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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema: • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... inherited disease • Acquired ... or avoiding the allergen ... Treatment #management #allergy
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
leading to an allergic ... cell surfaces causes ... leading to an allergic ... causes development ... #Types #Classification
RLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
C - Congenital Acquired ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
RUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
C - Congenital Acquired ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
LUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
C - Congenital Acquired ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
LLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
C - Congenital Acquired ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Epigastric Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
C - Congenital Acquired ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Angioedema: Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mast-cell mediated:
 • IgE dependent allergic reactions: Food, Drugs, Latex, Stings
Causes of Angioedema ... IgE dependent allergic ... angioedema) • Acquired ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #allergy
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Mechanism of Action: Allergen-specific ... lgE causes mast-cell ... , Drug allergies ... reactions #types #allergy ... #table #classification
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
anaphylactic penicillin allergy ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... only in selected cases ... #Community #Acquired