The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis.
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.
Borchers
Andrea T
AT
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis, Davis, Calif. 95616, USA.
Naguwa
Stanley M
SM
Keen
Carl L
CL
Gershwin
M Eric
ME
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
D000322:Adrenergic Agonists; D004837:Epinephrine