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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... Female predominance Anaphylaxis ... Chronic spontaneous urticaria ... Chronic inducible urticarias ... .14674 #Cold #Urticaria
Algorithm for the management of severe or refractory anaphylaxis and related airway and vascular complications in
or refractory anaphylaxis ... #anaphylaxis #Algorithm ... #management #criticalcare
Diagnosis and Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV)

Diagnosis of HUV
1) Chronic urticaria 
2) Leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
3)
Hypocomplementemic Urticarial ... HUV 1) Chronic urticaria ... Hypocomplementemic #Urticarial
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... and Symptoms Anaphylaxis ... ischemia) • Urticaria ... Angioedema #Anaphylaxis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
manifestations of anaphylaxis ... Mucosa 80-90%): Urticaria ... incontinence #anaphylaxis
Urticaria Mimics

Conditions That May Be Confused with Urticaria

Arthropod bites 
, Atopic dermatitis 
, Bullous pemphigoid 
,
Urticaria Mimics ... Confused with Urticaria ... Pityriasis rosea , Urticaria ... #Differential #Urticaria
Pediatric Anaphylaxis Algorithm 

#Anaphylaxis #Algorithm #Pediatrics #Peds #Allergy
Pediatric Anaphylaxis ... Algorithm #Anaphylaxis
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
• Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis ... #differential #criticalcare
Drug of choice for systemic anaphylaxis - High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #management #algorithm #criticalcare
choice for systemic anaphylaxis ... management #algorithm #criticalcare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hemorrhage (DAH), Anaphylaxis ... anticoagulation • Anaphylaxis ... Management #treatment #criticalcare