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Alternate Name(s): Anaphylactic reaction; Anaphylactic shock; Shock - anaphylactic ... Anaphylaxis is an emergency condition requiring immediate professional medical attention. Assessment of the ABC's (airway, breathing, and circulation from Basic Life Support) should be done in all suspected anaphylactic reactions. CPR should be ...
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Anaphylaxis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic (multi-system) and severe type I hypersensitivity allergic reaction in humans and other mammals. The term comes from the Greek words ανα ana (against) and φύλαξις ...
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Emergency treatment consists in intramuscular application of adrenaline and volume substitution. Only afterwards antihistamines and corticosteroids should be administered. All patients have to be hospitalized immediately and treated on an intensive care unit.
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We report a medico-legal autopsy of a 4-year-old girl without any history of allergies, who died following anaphylactic shock due to local anesthesia with lidocaine during dental treatment. ... From these findings, the cause of death was determined to be respiratory failure due to anaphylactic shock induced by lidocaine.
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Shock may occur without prominent skin manifestations or history of exposure; therefore, anaphylaxis is part of the differential diagnosis ... Barach EM, Nowak RM, Lee TG, et al. Epinephrine for treatment of anaphylactic shock. JAMA. Apr 27 1984;251(16):2118-22. [Medline]. ... Allergic Reaction and Anaphylactic Shock Center...
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Severe Allergic Reaction; (Anaphylactic Shock) ... Medical Treatment ... Another bee sting may produce a sudden, severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock.
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From here on we are going to use the words anaphylactic and anaphylaxis to cover both types of reaction, since the immediate practical consequences and the immediate treatment are similar. ... Death due to obstruction to breathing or extreme low blood pressure (anaphylactic shock)
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Anaphylactic shock: A widespread and very serious allergic reaction. Symptoms include dizziness, loss of consciousness, labored breathing, swelling of the tongue and breathing tubes, blueness of the skin, low blood pressure, heart failure, and death. Immediate emergency treatment is required for this type of shock,
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