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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis ... Prednisone #Anaphylaxis ... #Pharmacology #Table
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
TRALI, TACO, and anaphylaxis ... Both anaphylaxis ... hypotension with anaphylaxis ... TACO #Comparison #Table
Triggers of Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a systemic response to a specific allergen, usually occurring within one hour
Triggers of Anaphylaxis ... Anaphylaxis is ... and medications (Table ... Diagnosis #Allergy #Anaphylaxis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Septic - Anaphylaxis ... Classification #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Adrenal crisis - Anaphylaxis ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis ... management #comparison #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Sepsis. neurogenic, anaphylaxis ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
- ACLS (1st), Anaphylaxis ... summary #comparison #table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... hours - Examples: Anaphylaxis ... types #allergy #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Female predominance Anaphylaxis ... rheumatology #comparison #table