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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
A reaction to phagocytosed ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... • Acute gout treatment ... Risk for severe allergic ... reactions • Serum
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Penicillin-induced drug reaction ... Dermatitis (ie. reaction ... #Allergic #Reactions
Allergic Reaction Classification
Type 1 reaction: Acute anaphylactic reaction
Type 2 reaction: Cytotoxic reaction
Type 3 reaction: Immune complex
Type
Allergic Reaction ... Type 2 reaction ... Type 3 reaction ... #Allergic #Reaction ... Classification #Types #allergy
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of ... Anaphylaxis and Allergic ... Reactions First-Line ... #Medications #Allergy
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Diagnosis and Treatment ... exposure • Non-allergic ... drug reaction - ... Chronic Angioedema Treatment ... Types #Diagnosis #Treatment
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
leading to an allergic ... reaction. ... Sensitization" to Allergen ... Initial exposure to allergen ... after clearance of allergen
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
mediated; exposure to allergen ... development of allergen-specific ... Allergic reaction ... Initial exposure to allergen ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy
Symptom-Based Treatments for Allergic Rhinitis

#Management #Allergy #Allergic #Rhinitis #Medications #Symptoms
Symptom-Based Treatments ... for Allergic Rhinitis ... #Management #Allergy ... #Allergic #Rhinitis
Summary of Treatments for Allergic Rhinitis
 - Intranasal corticosteroids
 - Oral antihistamines
 - Combination intranasal corticosteroid
Summary of Treatments ... for Allergic Rhinitis ... #Pharmacology #Allergy ... #Allergic #Rhinitis ... #Treatments #Medications
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
reaction • Type ... reaction • Type ... reaction • Type ... An allergic reaction ... #Allergic #Reactions