Understanding Antibody Treatments: IVIG and Rituximab

IVIG & Rituximab – both involve Antibodies – and both can lead to infusion reactions that you may be called to as a junior doctor. But where do these antibodies even come from? Why are we even giving these treatments? What are you meant to do when called to review the patient? Head back to the wards, get your cheese ready and welcome back consultant haematologist Dr Alison Chandler to the pod to teach us about infusion reactions

Timestamps:

0:53 - Yes, Nick is having a stroke
3:58 - Intro to IVIg and Rituximab
5:22 - What is IVIg?
6:46 - Where does IVIg come from
9:54 - Types of IVIg
13:58 - Indications for IVIg
19:17 - Administering IVIg
21:28 - Acute IVIg reactions
29:47 - Delayed IVIg reactions
32:31 - IVIg summary
33:36 - Intro to Rituximab
35:39 - Indications for Rituximab
40:45 - Rituximab Reactions
50:29 - Rituximab Summary

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