Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom

Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom

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A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. === The standard treatment for rattlesnake envenomation (RSE) is antivenom. The clinical course of patients treated with antivenom is well d...

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Main Author: Chang, Phoebe
Other Authors: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2018
Subjects:
Rattlesnake
Anti-Venoms
Envenomation
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6271522018-03-30T03:00:28Z Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom Chang, Phoebe The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix Curry, Steven MD Rattlesnake Anti-Venoms Envenomation A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. The standard treatment for rattlesnake envenomation (RSE) is antivenom. The clinical course of patients treated with antivenom is well described. Prior to 2000, only a whole IgG AV (IgGAV) associated with high rates of hypersensitivity reactions (HSS) was available to treat RSE. Since 2000, Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (FabAV), which has a better safety profile than IgGAV, has been primarily used. Patients with RSE may not be treated with AV for a variety of reasons including history or perceived risk of HSS, patient refusal, drug shortage, or clinical impression that AV is not indicated. Research Question: What outcomes are associated with moderate to severe RSEs treated without antivenom? 2018-03-28 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10150/627152 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/627152 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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topic Rattlesnake
Anti-Venoms
Envenomation
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Anti-Venoms
Envenomation
Chang, Phoebe
Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom
description A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. === The standard treatment for rattlesnake envenomation (RSE) is antivenom. The clinical course of patients treated with antivenom is well described. Prior to 2000, only a whole IgG AV (IgGAV) associated with high rates of hypersensitivity reactions (HSS) was available to treat RSE. Since 2000, Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (FabAV), which has a better safety profile than IgGAV, has been primarily used. Patients with RSE may not be treated with AV for a variety of reasons including history or perceived risk of HSS, patient refusal, drug shortage, or clinical impression that AV is not indicated. Research Question: What outcomes are associated with moderate to severe RSEs treated without antivenom?
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title Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom
title_short Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom
title_full Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom
title_fullStr Clinical Course of Rattlesnake Bite Victims Treated without Antivenom
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