Full Description
This book offers a handy reference guide to anaphylaxis, including diagnosis and treatment. It covers food, drug allergy and venom allergies, allergic rhinitis and asthma, anaphylaxis related to intravenous drug administration, exercise-induced anaphylaxis, latex allergy, idiopathic anaphylaxis, and also discusses applied treatment modalities that cause anaphylaxis, such as various forms of immunotherapy. Providing detailed information on three recently launched epinephrine auto-injectors, this guide is an invaluable tool for otorhinolaringologists, pediatric and adult allergologists, pulmonologists general practitioners and emergency physicians as well as patients.
Contents
Anaphylaxis: Definition, History And Epidemiology.- Etiology of The Anaphylaxis: Food Allergy. Drug Allergy. Venom Allergy. Allergic Rhinitis And Asthma; And Anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis Related To Intravenous Drug Administration. Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis. Latex Allergy. Idiopathic Anaphylaxis.- Pathophysiology of Anaphylaxis.- Risk Factors For Anaphylaxis.- Symptoms And Findings For Anaphylaxis.- Diagnosis And Laboratory Tests For Anaphylaxis.- Differential Diagnosis For Anaphylaxis.- Treatment of Anaphylaxis.
