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Anaphylaxis: Early Recognition and Management

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Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic allergic reaction with a sudden onset after exposure to an offending agent [1]. Signs and symptoms can range from relatively mild to life threatening. About 2% of the population suffers from anaphylaxis during their lifetime; common causes are food, medications, and insect stings [2]. Recently the incidence of anaphylaxis is increasing in many countries; the prevention and treatment of anaphylaxis is an important clinical emergency which all healthcare professionals should be able to recognize and manage. Despite the release of a number of guidelines and updated practice on the management of anaphylaxis, there are identified gaps in knowledge and practice as well as barriers to care in emergency department (ED) [3]. Many of the gaps in the treatment of anaphylaxis included the lack of a practical definition of anaphylaxis as it related to physician.

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Kim, W.Y. (2018). Anaphylaxis: Early Recognition and Management. In: Suh, G. (eds) Essentials of Shock Management . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5406-8_6

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