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Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis

EB Medicine

Announcements: The interactive Clinical Pathways have launched and they are available for free! — 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 (..)

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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

RebelEM

How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? Bottom Line Up Top: After prompt recognition and appropriate treatment with IM epinephrine, the risk of biphasic reactions are exceedingly low. mg of intramuscular (IM) epinephrine for anaphylaxis. This is called a biphasic reaction. Read More: 1.

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Steroid and Allergy

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Biphasic anaphylaxis: A review of the literature and implications for emergency management Corticosteroids in management of anaphylaxis; a systematic review of evidence

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

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Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. Ann Emerg Med 2020. Exclusion: Presented with acute anaphylaxis, and their acute anaphylactic symptoms had not yet been treated. Article: Abella BS et al. Allergy Asthma Proc.

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.15.23

Taming the SRU

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed. As with soldiers in war, we know that as soon as we stop doing, we will start feeling.”

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 94: GLP-1 Agonist Complications

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Hypersensitivity/dermatologic: GLP-1 agonists are synthetic peptides; may lead to antibody formation and allergic reaction/injection site reaction. Reactions are usually minor: transient warmth, pruritis at injection site that resolves. 2020 Apr;46(2):100-109. Diabetes Metab. Davidson MH. Am J Cardiol. Gallwitz B.

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ToxCard: Crotalid Envenomation Part 2 – CroFab vs. AnaVip: What’s the Difference?

EMDocs

Published online November 2020. Table 1: Comparison of F(ab) and F(ab’) 2 antivenoms. 9 This effect may be especially prominent in the setting of rattlesnake envenomation, where coagulopathic effects are more prominent. Influence of molecular size on tissue distribution of antibody fragments. 2016;8(1):113-119. Accessed May 7, 2022.