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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
and Symptoms Anaphylaxis ... exposure to a likely allergen ... exposure to known allergen ... Complications: • Abdominal ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
manifestations of anaphylaxis ... intestinal edema, abdominal ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria ... #allergy
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
injected conjunctiva, tears ... vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal ... cessation of play #Diagnosis ... #Allergy #Signs ... #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis Diagnostic Criteria
Anaphylaxis is highly likely when any one of the following 2 criteria are fulfilled:
1.
Anaphylaxis Diagnostic ... or associated symptoms ... severe crampy abdominal ... #Anaphylaxis #diagnosis ... #Criteria #allergy
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
life threatening diagnosis ... The aorta is the ... image an intimal flap ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap #Transverse
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... activity • ↓ LAP ... , weight loss, abdominal ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis