Anaphylactoid reactions to the nonvascular administration of water-soluble iodinated contrast media

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1140-1145

  Davis, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylactoid; Anaphylaxis; Contrast media reactions; Gadolinium based contrast media; Iodinated contrast media; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BARIUM; CALCIUM SODIUM MEGLUMINE METRIZOATE; DIATRIZOATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; MEGLUMINE IOTALAMATE; MEGLUMINE IOXAGLATE PLUS SODIUM IOXAGLATE; MEGLUMINE METRIZOATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; WATER;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTHROGRAPHY; BACKACHE; BRONCHOSPASM; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYSTOGRAPHY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DERMAL ERYTHEMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA; FACE EDEMA; FACIAL ANGIOEDEMA; FAINTNESS; GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INJECTION SITE WARMTH; LARYNX EDEMA; LUNG EDEMA; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOUTH SWELLING; NECK SWELLING; NONHUMAN; NONVASCULAR ADMINISTRATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SHOULDER PAIN; SIALOGRAPHY; STRIDOR; SWELLING; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URTICARIA; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; WHEEZING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; SOLUBILITY;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IODINE; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 84937693659     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.15.14507     Document Type: Review

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