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ICU Pharmacist @SMHCS | PGY2 Critical Care @MDAndersonNews | Passionate about learning and understanding the why | #TwitterRx
Aug 4, 2020 10 tweets 2 min read
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Angioedema❗️

I recently encountered a patient with a history of severe angioedema. I was familiar with its association with ACE inhibitors...

However, I realized that I didn’t know that much about it. Here are the cliff notes 🤓 2/

Angioedema is localized swelling of the skin or mucosal tissues. It is divided into two main types, histamine-mediated and bradykinin-mediated.

It’s important to identify the type, as the treatment strategy is completely different.