Pharmocotherapy Principles and Practice-Allergic and Pseudo allergic Drug Reactions
Contact Hours: 1.0
ACPE No: 014-999-07-066-H04
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity the participant should be able to:
On completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to
1. Describe the potential incidence of allergic and pseudoallergic reactions and why it is difficult to obtain accurate numbers.
2. Describe the Gell and Coombs categories of reactions.
3. Identify the classes of drugs associated most commonly with allergic and pseudoallergic reactions.
4. Recommend specific treatment for a patient experiencing anaphylaxis.
5. Recommend an approach to drug selection in patients with multiple drug allergies.
6. Describe drug desensitization procedures for selected drugs.
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- Mac OS 10.2.8
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