title: Recognition, assessment and management of anaphylaxis.
abstract: This article describes the physiological changes that take place during anaphylaxis, explores the ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) approach to patient assessment and discusses the pharmacological interventions required to treat anaphylaxis effectively.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Emergency Care Team, Monklands Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Linton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment