ANGIOEDEMA

Course overview

ANGIOEDEMA IS NON-PITTING EDEMA THAT INVOLVES SUBCUTANEOUS AND/OR SUBMUCOSAL LAYERS OF TISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE FACE, LIPS, NECK, AND EXTREMITIES, ORAL CAVITY, LARYNX, AND/OR GUT. IT BECOMES LIFE-THREATENING WHEN IT INVOLVES THE LARYNX. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THIS CONDITION AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.