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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Anaphylaxis |
 | | This reaction is sudden, severe, and involves the whole body. | | | Occasionally, people who have a history of drug allergies may safely be given the offending medication after pretreatment with corticosteroids (prednisone) and antihistamines (diphenhydramine). | | | Anaphylaxis can occur in response to any allergen. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000844.htm
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| | Drug Allergy, Asthma and Allergy |
| | Allergy to muscle relaxants, latex and chymopapain is more common in females, and patients with AIDS and cystic fibrosis are at greater risk of anaphylactic reactions to most drugs, but particularly to sulphonamides. | | | Penicillin allergy is a variable state and many patients will lose their anaphylactic sensitivity with time. | | | Recently anaphylactic reactions have been increasingly observed following exposure to ACE inhibitors, muscle relaxants and local anaesthetics. |
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http://www.allergysa.org/drugallergy.htm
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: Anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions |
| | To help ensure that such patients receive early treatment of anaphylactic episodes, their school or work colleagues should be informed of their allergy. | | | In addition, they should be willing to treat aggressively--even while the reaction may be in its mildest phase--before the pathway toward a fatal outcome is irreversible. | | | Preview: Anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions are adverse immunologic responses that require early intervention to prevent life-threatening consequences. |
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http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/05_02/rusznak.htm
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| | SUMMARY STATEMENTS |
| | Epinephrine should be available for use by the individuals in the school trained to respond to such a medical emergency. | | | Careful benefit: risk assessment of patients should be made in regard to performing allergy skin testing and/or initiating allergen immunotherapy. | | | Avoidance management should be individualized, taking into consideration factors such as age, activity, occupation, hobbies, residential conditions, access to medical care and the patient’s level of anxiety. |
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http://www.jcaai.org/param/Anaphylaxis/summary_statements.htm
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| | UpToDate Patient information: Anaphylaxis |
| | One study found no anaphylactic reactions in 54 children with egg allergies who received the MMR vaccine, and another study found that 97.5 percent of 140 children with egg allergies had no reactions to the vaccine. | | | It is very important to tell your doctor if you take drugs to treat other medical conditions. | | | Your doctor can help you learn strategies for identifying these foods in processed products and when dining out. |
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http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=al_asthm/4772&title=Anaphylaxis
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| | Emergency Medical Treatment of Anaphylactic Reactions |
| | This document provides a broad consensus on the appropriate emergency management of acute anaphylactic reactions by first medical responders and community nurses who are unlikely to have specialised knowledge. | | | Special attention should be paid to the condition of the skin, the pulse rate, the blood pressure, the upper airways, and auscultation of the chest. | | | It is anticipated, however, that patients who have had this first line treatment will be transferred rapidly to hospital where any necessary further measures can be taken. |
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http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/reaction.htm
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| | eMedicine - Transfusion Reactions : Article by Eric Kardon, MD |
| | Accordingly, emergency physicians must be familiar with the principles of blood replacement therapy and be able to manage adverse transfusion reactions, ranging from self-limited febrile responses to life-threatening intravascular hemolysis. | | | In anaphylaxis, the goals of therapy are to maintain hemodynamic stability and reverse the underlying process. | | | Age: Children have a greater risk of developing transfusion-related HIV than adults. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic603.htm
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| | Anaphylaxis |
| | Approximately 10 to 17 percent of those employed in the health care occupations have this allergy. | | | This booklet covers topics such as what is anaphylaxis, who is at risk, and what should be done if a reaction occurs. | | | If you have an anaphylactic reaction, seek professional medical help quickly. |
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http://www.foodallergy.org/anaphylaxis.html
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| | Anaphylaxis - Life-threatening allergy |
| | So you might think that they would be good for nut allergy, and so they can be when the reaction is mild. | | | This means that we have to regard almost all nut allergy as life-threatening. | | | This helped us to understand asthma and other allergies too, because they work in a similar way. |
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http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/anaphylaxis.htm
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| | ASCIA Position Papers |
| | The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) is the peak professional body of Clinical Allergists and Immunologists in Australia and New Zealand. | | | Ideally, education of all staff on these topics should be provided by appropriately qualified professionals such as allergy nurse educators, doctors or qualified first aid trainers and reinforced at yearly intervals. | | | THE FOUR STEPS IN THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS IN CHILDREN AT RISK IN (i) Obtaining medical information about children at risk by school, preschool or childcare centre personnel. |
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| | The Anaphylactic Reactions Source |
| | Welcome to The Anaphylactic Reactions Source, an interactive web site designed for physicians and other health care personnel who want information or to share information about anaphylaxis. | | | This site is sponsored by DocMD.com, a new Internet site dedicated to bringing useful information to physicians and other health care personnel. | | | The Anaphylactic Reactions Source provides you with information, and provides you an opportunity to ask questions, contribute, or communicate experiences that your patients may have had regarding anaphylaxis or other life threatening allergic reactions. |
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http://anaphylacticreactions.com
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| | Fatal anaphylactic reactions to food in children |
| | Elevated specific IgE levels to food antigens can be detected with the use of epicutaneous (not intradermal) tests, performed with appropriate controls and precautions by a trained, certified clinical immunology and allergy specialist, or with the use of in-vitro tests such as the radioallergosorbent test. | | | Their parents or caregivers had failed to appreciate the potential seriousness of the food allergies. | | | An anaphylactic reaction generally follows one of three patterns: rapid progression (uniphasic), protracted symptoms (uniphasic) or initial symptoms followed by a relatively symptom-free period of up to 2 hours and then by respiratory symptoms or hypotension or both (biphasic). |
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http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/AL/al94-01.htm
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| | allergy update: The Vadas Report |
| | Allergy Rounds is a regular feature of allergy update: The Vadas Report, a newsletter hosted by Dr. Peter Vadas, a specialist in allergy and clinical immunology at St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). | | | Are there any treatments that take away these allergies? | | | The drug of choice in treating anaphylactic reactions is epinephrine. |
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http://www.cjmt.net/pages/699645
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| | Allergic Reaction: Severe AHealthyMe.com |
| | Epi-Pen is available only by prescription (and some states do not allow nonmedical professionals to inject epinephrine). | | | Call 911 immediately if your child is having trouble breathing or passes out. | | | Anaphylactic shock, or anaphylaxis, is one of the scariest health emergencies a parent can face; it occurs when your child has a severe allergic reaction. |
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http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic13675
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| | Biphasic Anaphylactic Reactions in Pediatrics -- Lee and Greenes 106 (4): 762 -- Pediatrics |
| | The objectives of this study were to: 1) determine the incidence of biphasic reactions in children with anaphylaxis; 2) establish | | | patients with biphasic reactions had been treated with subcutaneous | | | For the patients with biphasic reactions, the symptoms and signs associated with the initial phase of anaphylaxis and with |
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http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/106/4/762
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| | Anaphylactic reactions to tolperisone (Mydocalm®) |
| | Four patients with anaphylaxis attributed to the intake of the centrally acting muscle relaxant | | | Anaphylactic reactions to this drug, however, are mentioned in other sources such as the Swiss Drug Compendium and the WHO drug reaction database. | | | All patients were middleaged women who took tolperisone for chronic muscular pain. |
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http://www.smw.ch/archive200x/2003/25/smw-10280.html
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| | Anaphylaxis Canada > What Is Anaphylaxis? > Anaphylaxis Is... |
| | More than 50 percent of Canadians know someone with a life-threatening allergy. | | | People with this condition must learn how to avoid the allergen that causes their reaction. | | | Anaphylaxis affects multiple body systems: skin, upper and lower respiratory, gastro-intestinal and cardiovascular. |
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http://www.anaphylaxis.org/content/whatis/anaphylaxis_is.asp
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| | Allergy Studies and Links |
| | Centers for Peanut Allergy Awareness (site recruits participants for a major study of a peanut allergy vaccine) | | | Food Anaphylactic Children Training and Support Association (FACT) from Australia | | | Extrapolating from these data would predict that there are about 29,000 anaphylactic episodes due to food allergy in the United States each year, resulting in about 150 deaths.” |
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http://www.cspinet.org/nah/04_01/allergylinks.html
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| | Q&A - Ask Dr Mike |
| | If so, this might be the best choices. | | | High dose therapy with interferon alpha has been demonstrated to work well against FeLV but the high doses induce an immune system reaction and antibodies are formed against the interferon, making its use problematic after that point. | | | The odds are that the reaction seen is an allergic reaction to a component of the plasma rather than the more severe acute hemolytic transfusion reaction. |
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http://www.vetinfo.com/Q&A.html
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| | Blood Components Reference Manual Transfusion Reactions - Anaphylactic |
| | Anaphylactic reactions may be associated with anti-IgA antibodies in individuals with IgA deficiency. | | | Anaphylactic reactions may be difficult to differentiate from other acute reactions. | | | This antibody-allergen reaction triggers a cascade of chemical responses which affect the respiratory, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems. |
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http://www.psbc.org/bcrm/03_anaphylactic.htm
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| | Bextra Lawsuits - Bextra Attorneys, Heart Attack, Stroke |
| | WARNINGS -Anaphylactoid Reactions: In postmarketing experience, cases of hypersensitivity reactions (anaphylactic reactions and angioedema) have been reported in patients receiving BEXTRA (see ADVERSE REACTIONS-Postmarketing Experience). | | | These cases, some of which were serious/life threatening,have occurred in patients with and without a history of allergic-type reactions to sulfonamides. |
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http://www.baycol-recall-lawyers.com/baycol_recall/bextra.html
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| | NEJM -- Fatal and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions to food in children and adolescents |
| | The reactions were to peanuts (four patients), nuts (six patients), eggs (one patient), and milk (two patients), all of which were contained in foods such as candy, cookies, and pastry. | | | All had known food allergies, but had unknowingly ingested the foods responsible for the reactions. | | | The six patients who died had symptoms within 3 to 30 minutes of the ingestion of the allergen, but only two received epinephrine in the first hour. |
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/327/6/380
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| | Anaphylactic reactions to proton-pump inhibitors -- Natsch et al. 34 (4): 474 -- The Annals of Pharmacotherapy |
| | DISCUSSION: Because of the acute onset of symptoms and close temporal association with exposure to the drug, as well as previous exposure to it, the reactions can be classified as anaphylactic shock to PPIs. | | | Again, within 45 minutes she developed an even more serious reaction, with pruritus and urticaria on her whole body, increased sweating, facial edema, and loss of consciousness. | | | Since anaphylaxis is a potentially serious reaction, more precise information is needed regarding its frequency, and healthcare professionals need to be aware of this possibility when prescribing these agents. |
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http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/4/474
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| | Temporal patterns in anaphylactic reactions |
| | Biphasic ANA reactions in which there is recurrence of symptoms hours after the initial onset and remission of symptoms are more common in ANA reactions which turn out to be fatal, or near fatal (25%) or due to drugs/biologicals (23%). | | | Biphasic ANA reactions are practically always characterized by airway obstruction and/or hypotension during the initial phase of the reaction. | | | This means keeping the patient under close observation for up to 12 hours after the initial manifestations have been controlled. |
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http://www.aaaai.org/aadmc/currentliterature/selectedarticles/2004archive/temporal_patterns.html
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| | Prevention of anaphylactic reactions to anesthetic drugs |
| | Fruit allergy, past history of Ana reactions to penicillin/cephalosporins, and allergy to barbiturates, gelatin, latex and metabisulfite requires consideration in adopting avoidance measures. | | | However, the majority of patients with such a history undergo anesthesia without adverse reaction. | | | Yet the predictors of such reactions and measures to prevent them are not well defined. |
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http://www.aaaai.org/AADMC/CURRENTLITERATURE/SELECTEDARTICLES/2004archive/anaphylactic_anesthetic.html
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| | Anaphylactoid and anaphylactic reactions |
| | I know that it does not change the effectiveness of the vaccine to switch between the brands. | | | In the end, however, you are going to have to make some difficult decisions on your own balancing risks and benefits. | | | It sounds as if you had a substantial, anaphylactoid reaction to hepatitis B. This is not common but we do see it on occasion. |
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http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/Hepatitis/archive/207.html
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| | SNB and Anaphylactic Reactions |
| | The incidence of anaphylactic reactions within 24 hours of blue dye injection was significantly higher for breast cancer than for melanoma patients (1.1% vs. 0.13%, p = 0.006). | | | Mokbel and A. Elkak, St George's Breast Cancer Centre, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. | | | This difference can be attributed to the injection technique and the larger volume of injected dye. |
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http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/snbandanreac.html
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| | ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS |
| | A serious, often life-threatening allergic reaction that is characterized by low blood pressure, shock (poor tissue perfusion), and difficulty breathing. | | | The medical glossary has been made possible by a generous donation from: |
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http://www.medhelp.org/glossary/new/GLS_0284.HTM
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| | Resuscitation Council FAQs on Anaphylactic Reactions |
| | The document "Emergency Medical Treatment of Anaphylactic Reactions for First Medical Responders and Community Nurses" states that adrenaline should be administered intramuscularly. | | | Beta-blockers are said to increase the severity of reactions and so one might imagine that more adrenaline would be a good idea, not less. | | | Most children will not require any repeat dose. |
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http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/faqana.htm
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| | Merck Vet. Edition - Localized Anaphylactic Reactions |
| | Similar allergic skin reactions to insect bites can be seen about the ears and face of cats and dogs. | | | Treatment consists of identifying the offending allergens by intradermal skin testing and eliminating (or avoiding) them whenever possible. | | | The “wheal and flare” reaction seen when the offending allergen is injected into the dermis is a focal manifestation of the allergic state. |
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http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/60204.htm
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| | Child With History of Anaphylactic Reactions to Eggs |
| | A 1-year-old child presents with a history of anaphylactic reactions to eggs. | | | Question A 1-year-old child presents with a history of anaphylactic reactions to eggs. | | | Chipps has reported that he does not discuss any investigational or unlabeled uses of commercial products in this activity. |
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http://www.medscape.com/content/2004/00/46/70/467044/467044.xml
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| | Merck Vet. Edition - Diseases Involving Anaphylactic Reactions: Overview |
| | Type I reactions are either systemic or localized. | | | If the sensitizing allergen enters through the mucous membranes or the skin, more localized reactions usually occur. | | | If the animal has been previously exposed to an allergen (antigen) and produces IgE antibodies, then injection of the sensitizing antigens directly into the bloodstream can result in anaphylactic shock or more focal reactions (eg, hives, urticaria, facial-conjunctival edema). |
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http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/60202.htm
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| | HERBAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: H |
| | Isolated cases of renal and hepatic toxicity as well as anaphylactic reactions have been reported following intravenous administration, but these appear to be exceptional. | | | COMMENTS: Side effects are uncommon, but gastrointestinal irritation may occur. | | | DESCRIPTION: Technically a pteridophyte more closely related to ferns than to flowering plants, the horsetail, a perennial, is actually weed-like, without flowers and rather dull, with scalelike leaves. |
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http://www.canoe.ca/HealthHerbal/h.html
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