Allergy Pharmacology Flashcards
Top 3 Allergens
- Tree nuts
- Peanut Butter
- Crustacean
What are considered Crustacean’s
- Lobster
- Prawn
- Crab
What are considered Tree nuts
- Hazelnut
- Walnut
- Cashew
- Pistachio
- Brazil nut
- Almond
What are 8 common allergies
- Egg
- peanuts
- Wheat
- Soy
- Fish
- Milk
- Crustacean
- Tree nut
Most food allergies are _________ mediated
IgE
Name signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction from food
- Flushing
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- wheezing
- Light-headness
- Syncope
Treatment for allergic reactions
- Remove trigger
- immunologic vs. non-immunlogic
- cutaneous vs. Anaphylaxsis
Name drugs that are 1st generation H1 receptor blockers
- Hydroxyzine
- Promethazine
- Clemastine
- Chlorphnirmine
- Doxylamine
- Diphenhydramine
- Meclizine
- Brompheniramine
What receptors do H1 blockers work on?
- Cholinergic
- Alpha Adrenergic
- Serotonin
- H1
Side effects of blocking cholinergic receptors
- Dry mouth
- Urinary retention
- Sinus tachycardia
Side effects of blocking Alpha adrenergic receptors
- Hypotension
- Reflex tachycardia
- dizziness
side effects of blocking serotonin
- Sedation
2. Increased appetite
side effects when blocking H1 receptors
- Allergic inflammation
- sneezing
- itching
- Rhinorrhea
- Cognitive Impairment
- Sedation
- Increase appetite
1st generation H1 receptor blockers cross the ________ causing effects on cognitive functions
blood brain barrier
2nd generation H1 blockers cause less sedation and cognitive impairments because it does cross the ______
blood brain barrier
