PMID- 6728345
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19840625
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 0361-1817 (Print)
IS  - 0361-1817 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 5
DP  - 1984 May
TI  - Anaphylaxis: managing and preventing a true emergency.
PG  - 17-20
AB  - Anaphylaxis is the sudden, life-threatening reaction to an antigen. It generally 
      results from the injection of a potent antigen. However, it may be caused by the 
      inhalation or ingestion of any antigen or allergen as well. Although anaphylaxis 
      may occur after a single exposure to an antigen, it usually occurs after repeated 
      exposures. There is general agreement that the sooner it occurs after exposure to 
      the antigen, the more likely it is that the reaction will be severe. The focus of 
      this article will be on the management and prevention of immediate 
      hypersensitivity (anaphylaxis) induced by immunoglobulin E(IgE) or type I. Since 
      anaphylaxis is often iatrogenic, every practitioner has a responsibility to 
      prevent this hypersensitive state from occurring. When it does happen, prompt 
      recognition and treatment can be lifesaving. Management needs to be initiated 
      quickly whenever anaphylaxis seems imminent.
FAU - Gaunder, B N
AU  - Gaunder BN
FAU - Winkle, D
AU  - Winkle D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Nurse Pract
JT  - The Nurse practitioner
JID - 7603663
RN  - YKH834O4BH (Epinephrine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anaphylaxis/nursing/*prevention & control/therapy
MH  - Desensitization, Immunologic
MH  - Emergencies
MH  - Epinephrine/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
MH  - Humans
MH  - Nurse Practitioners
EDAT- 1984/05/01 00:00
MHDA- 1984/05/01 00:01
CRDT- 1984/05/01 00:00
PHST- 1984/05/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1984/05/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1984/05/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nurse Pract. 1984 May;9(5):17-20.