Patients experiencing angioedema commonly self-direct to urgent care centers. While acute presentations are often transient and localized, angioedema is a potentially life-threatening event that can rapidly progress to acute airway compromise, anaphylaxis, or both. Urgent care clinicians must quickly recognize the clinical presentations that indicate the need for emergency intervention. This article reviews the etiology and pathophysiology of angioedema, including the distinct mechanisms of the primary forms of angioedema, and presents evidence-based recommendations for the evaluation, treatment, and disposition of patients with angioedema in the urgent care setting.
- Provider:EB Medicine
- Activity Link: https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/allergic-immunologic-inflammatory/urgent-care-angioedema
- Start Date: 2024-05-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2024-05-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 4.0 hours
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
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