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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. Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Diphenhydramine versus nonsedating antihistamines for acute allergic reactions: a literature review. 2005 Sep;116(3):643-9.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

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1 One study found that CTA head and neck was ordered for 2.5% 8 The VAN (vision, aphasia, neglect) score ( Figure 1 ), first proposed by Teleb et al. in 2016, is a more succinct evaluation for LVO that has been shown to be as sensitive and more specific than the NIHSS. 9 A later assessment of the VAN score in Beume et al.

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