Other than the immediate treatment of drug allergy symptoms, the main treatment for penicillin allergy is avoidance of future use of penicillin and related antibiotics. Cephalosporins can cause allergic reactions in people with penicillin allergy.
Telemetry is an automated communications process by which measurements are made and other data collected at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for monitoring. The word is derived from Greek roots: tele = remote, and metron = measure.
Telemetry is a term referring to sending electronic signals from one place to another. In the case of a Telemetry Unit, patients are electronically monitored 24 hours a day. Trained technicians are able to view a patients' heart rate and heart rhythm from the nurses' station. Any changes in the patient's heart rate or rhythm are communicated to the Registered Nurses and can be addressed immediately.