Emergency Medicine Education

AUGUST 10, 2024

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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REBEL EM

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While the evidence is not strong, those who have been undertreated, experienced delays in treatment, or required multiple injections of epinephrine are more prone to experience a recurrence of symptoms ( Ellis 2007 , Liu 2020 ). A naphylaxis – Emergency Medicine Updates 2. Biphasic Anaphylactic Reactions. Read More: 1.

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Epinephrine Allergic Reaction Emergency Department Emergency Management 81

REBEL EM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. Ann Emerg Med 2020. While the need for parenteral therapy is apparent in anaphylaxis, it’s more nebulous in minor and moderate non-life-threatening reactions such as urticaria.

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EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

A 32-year-old man presents to the emergency department with eye pain. Dilation of conjunctival vessels resulting in hyperemia and edema (A) is the underlying pathophysiology of conjunctivitis, which can be brought on by infection or allergic reaction. Overview of Eye Injuries in the Emergency Department.”

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EMDocs

JANUARY 3, 2024

10 This procedure has well-described rare complications including infection, blood loss, allergic reaction, arrhythmia, pneumothorax if approaching via the internal jugular vein, embolization of the device, and pulmonary artery perforation or dissection. Epub 2020 Dec 10. 8 The device itself is 2 x 2.5 2021 Jan;14(1):e008693.

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Defibrillator Allergic Reaction ED ALS 86

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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