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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

Urticaria and pruritus = MAST CELL mediated, which is treated like a standard allergic reaction. 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 of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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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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