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Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Use alternative agent ... the alternative agents ... interstitial nephritis, Drug ... eosinophilia systemic symptoms ... anemia • Avoid using
Comparison of oral OTC antihistamines.

Clinical practice guidelines (PMID: 25644617) recommend 2nd-generation/less sedating oral antihistamines for adult
Comparison of oral ... patients with allergic ... therapy selection: symptom ... comorbidities, drug ... #pharmacology #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
uncovered incidentally during ... workup for specific symptoms ... causes are asthma, allergy ... , drug reaction, ... #Differential #diagnosis
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... allergies, and drug ... blood types or during ... Classification #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
- Infectious Agents ... Group A Strep - Drugs ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... titratable parenteral agents
Kounis Syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome (symptoms such as chest pain relating to reduced blood flow to the
coronary syndrome (symptoms ... ) caused by an allergic ... reaction to a drug ... other inflammatory agents ... #Diagnosis #Kounis
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST‐10) Questionnaire and Interpretation
1. Have you used drugs other than those required
Drug Abuse Screening ... always able to stop using ... your spouse (or parents ... experienced withdrawal symptoms ... Questionnaire #diagnosis
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
, drugs of abuse ... make a clinical diagnosis ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pediatric Parasomnias and Nightmares: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Parasomnias - Micro-arousal episodes during SWS ->
Intense activation of
Persisting sleep during ... unpleasant dreams during ... Pediatrics #Peds #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #pharmacology ... #diagnosis