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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Anaphylaxis and Allergic ... Reactions First-Line ... #Anaphylaxis #Management ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Medications #Allergy
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... drug reaction - ... #Angioedema #Classification ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #allergy
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Mechanism of Action: Allergen-specific ... #types #allergy ... #table #classification ... #comparison
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... decision support algorithm ... • If the reaction ... likelihood of a reaction ... #Preoperative #Management
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Soluble antigen - Allergen-specific ... When the specific allergen ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Reactions ... #Table
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Penicillin Allergy ... Mild Reaction ... urticaria OR Unknown reaction ... #Prescription #algorithm ... #management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... severe IgE-mediated reaction ... water #Shock #Classification ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
Contraindications: Allergy ... secondary dressing, allergy ... Dressings #Materials #management ... #wound #comparison ... #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm