Tag: Benadryl
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Help….my face is swelling!
New Guidelines Detail Hereditary Angioedema Management in Women Angioedema is a BIG problem in emergency rooms across the country and Tulsa is no exception! Most treatment protocols use antihistamines (Benadryl) along with steroids. aughhh! . She has some very common frustrations with this condition. The REASON antihistamines & prednisone often don’t work with angioedema is because…
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Here’s a book on food allergies!
My transcriptionists are not only good at what they do, but when they hear me talk as much as I do, it’s almost family. I am reading a book called, Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl by Sandra Beasley, and I thought of you. It’s a memoir about the author’s life with food allergies, what it…
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Allergic to Antihistamines—really!
How many times have we heard patients say they are “allergic” to drugs like antihistamines and corticosteroids? Hypersenstivities to medications used to treat allergic diseases are fortunately uncommon. This is Dr. Stadtmauer’s experience with “allergy” to Benadryl….check the references below–it’s legit! “I have seen a couple of cases of drug exanthem from antihistamines but never…
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