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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
and Treatment Types ... • Acute allergic ... Classification #Types ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #allergy
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Mediator ... Molecules • Ex: Antibiotic ... Immunological Mediator ... Immunological Mediator ... Immunological Mediator
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Pathway for Antibiotic ... I (lgE-Mediated ... - Anaphylaxis, Angioedema ... #Pathway #Antibiotics ... Prescription #algorithm #management
There are 2 Major Types of Angioedema:
 - Mast cell / histamine mediated – usually presents
There are 2 Major Types ... cell / histamine mediated ... AND allergic symptoms ... - Bradykinin mediated ... Classification #Types
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
Bradykinin-mediated ... Angioedema Clinical ... abdominal pain Types ... #Angioedema #allergy ... immunology #diagnosis #management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... first define the type ... VRE. etc) and allergy ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Algorithm for the management ... patients with type ... anaphylaxis or hives) allergy ... to β-lactam antibiotics ... Algorithm #IDSA #management
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
) Beta-lactam allergy ... Type I hypersensitivity ... ) Beta-lactam allergy ... bid) Risk for antibiotic ... peds #pediatrics #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Pager Summary Type ... determines blood type ... Blood Product Types ... - Allergic ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
bradycardia • Angioedema ... Important culprits: antibiotics ... trigger agents (allergy ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management