Pulmonology and Critical Care

Question 1

Triamcinolone

Answer 1

topical corticosteroid used to treat eczema

Question 2

Anaphylaxis

Answer 2

type I hypersensitivity response (similar to atopic)

• free antigen cross-links IgE on presensitized mast cells and basophils
• Rapid reaction due to preformed antibody
• Delayed response due to arachidonic acid metabolites (leukotrienes)
• Immediate response due to histamine release