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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
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
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Hemorrhage (DAH), Anaphylaxis ... anticoagulation • Anaphylaxis ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

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

 - Oral mucosa:
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis ... lips - Skin: urticarial ... Signs #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
of Scleroderma (SSc ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc ... symptoms #testing #workup
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
pollen & dust) • Urticaria ... conjunctivitis • Anaphylaxis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
lgE-Mediated) HSR - Anaphylaxis ... Hypotension, Hives/urticaria
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... arrest trolley, anaphylaxis ... anaesthesia #Anaphylaxis ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup