REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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 ).

Frozen Plasma 101

Frozen Plasma Allergic Reaction FFP Plasma 101

REBEL EM

JANUARY 23, 2023

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.

Allergic Reaction 52

Allergic Reaction ED E-9-1-1 Emergency Department 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. 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. of patients with blunt multisystem trauma.

E-9-1-1 104

E-9-1-1 ALS Emergency Department ED 104

EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Answer : Leukopenia Overview Leukopenia is defined as total WBC count < 4000/mm 3 Neutropenia is the most common subset of leukopenia and is defined on absolute neutrophil count: 1 Mild (1.01.5 10^9/L) Moderate (0.50.9 10^9/L) Severe (< 0.5 10^9/L) Generalized leukopenia (i.e. 10^9/L) Moderate (0.50.9

E-9-1-1 90

E-9-1-1 EMS Allergic Reaction ED 90