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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of ... #Anaphylaxis #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Medications ... #Allergy
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Classification Diagnosis ... drug reaction - ... first taking the medication ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... #Treatment #management
Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drugs ... #NSAIDS #management ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison ... #medications #treatment
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... or reduction in medication ... - What causes exacerbation ... condition and its management ... peds #pediatrics #diagnosis
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... management
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... are asthma, allergy ... , drug reaction, ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... : Drugs: Ecstasy ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... trigger agents (allergy ... annotate notes/drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... Usual therapeutic management ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management