title: The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis.
abstract: Anaphylaxis is amongst the most frightening reactions that any physician will face. What often separates life and death is the acute management, including the proper use of epinephrine. In this review, the differential diagnosis and management plan are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis, Davis, Calif. 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Borchers
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Naguwa
authors.forename: Carl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Keen
authors.forename: M Eric
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gershwin
mesh_terms: D000322:Adrenergic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000322:Adrenergic Agonists; D004837:Epinephrine