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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

RebelEM

Urticaria and pruritus = MAST CELL mediated, which is treated like a standard allergic reaction. of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ). patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01

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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. Diphenhydramine versus nonsedating antihistamines for acute allergic reactions: a literature review. 2010 Apr;65(4):459-66. Epub 2010 Feb 8. Allergy Asthma Proc.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

EMDocs

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. Pearls and Pitfalls CT Angiography has become a more readily available tool for diagnosis in the emergency department though requires an understanding of its specific uses and indications.

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