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Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis

EB Medicine

— In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the July 2022 Emergency Medicine Practice article on the Management of Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis in the Emergency Department. Intro The number of ED visits and hospitalizations Studies show up to 57% of anaphylactic reactions are not recognized, and epinephrine is not administered (..)

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.15.23

Taming the SRU

massive bee envenomation - R4 Capstone - Hydrocephalus - cpc: brain tumor - hyperviscosity syndromes - the language of being well & embracing fear in emergency medicine tamingthesru: Massive bee envenomation WITH dr. Yates Anaphylaxis Pathophysiology Type 1 Hypersensitivity Reaction IgE-mediated Mast-cell degranulation of vasoactive materials Reaction (..)

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Cetirizine Vs Diphenhydramine For the Treatment of Acute Urticaria in the ED

RebelEM

Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. antibiotics, NSAIDs) Acute urticaria with angioedema or anaphylaxis provided that urticaria was still present after initial treatment and alleviation of anaphylaxis symptoms.

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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Both are at the University of Florida Jacksonville, and they reviewed a total of 120 articles from 2006-2017, in addition to reviews from both Cochrane and Dare. As some background, from 2006-2015 there were almost 66,000 reported snake exposures and 31 deaths from snake envenomation in the US. Jeff: What a team!