Symptoms of Anaphylaxis
Symptoms of Anaphylaxis
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- Anaphylaxis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Shock
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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Anaphylaxis:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
After exposure to an antigen, feeling of impending doom, weakness, sneezing, wheezing, dyspnea, urticaria, respiratory distress, abdominal cramping, hypotension, shock
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Toxic shock syndrome:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Typically, TSS produces intense myalgias, fever over 104° F (40° C), vomiting, diarrhea, headache, decreased level of consciousness, rigors, conjunctival hyperemia, and vaginal hyperemia and discharge. Severe hypotension occurs with hypovolemic shock. Within a few hours of onset, a deep red rash develops — especially on the palms and soles — and later desquamates.
Major complications include persistent neuropsychological abnormalities, mild renal failure, rash, and cyanotic arms and legs.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypovolemic shock:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Hypovolemic shock produces a syndrome of hypotension, with narrowing pulse pressure; decreased sensorium; tachycardia; rapid, shallow respirations; reduced urine output (less than 25 ml/hour); and cold, pale, clammy skin. Metabolic acidosis with an accumulation of lactic acid develops as a result of tissue anoxia, as cellular metabolism shifts from aerobic to anaerobic pathways. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a possible complication of hypovolemic shock.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Photosensitivity reactions:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Immediately after exposure, a phototoxic reaction causes a burning sensation followed by erythema (sunburn-type reaction), edema, desquamation, and hyperpigmentation. Berlock dermatitis produces an acute reaction with erythematous vesicles that later become hyperpigmented.
Photoallergic reactions may take one of two forms. Developing 2 hours to 5 days after light exposure, polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) produces erythema, papules, vesicles, urticaria, and eczematous lesions on exposed areas; pruritus may persist for 1 to 2 weeks. Solar urticaria begins minutes after exposure and lasts about an hour; erythema and wheals follow itching and burning sensations.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Electric shock:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Muscle contraction, loss of consciousness, loss of reflex control, respiratory paralysis, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, burns, hearing loss, cataracts
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Cardiogenic shock:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Cold, pale, clammy skin; hypotension; tachycardia; rapid, shallow respirations; oliguria; restlessness, confusion; obtundation; narrowing pulse pressure; cyanosis
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Septic shock:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Onset: fewer, chills. Warm phase: pink, flushed skin; low urine output; blood pressure normal or slightly elevated; rapid, bounding pulse; rapid, shallow respirations; altered level of consciousness (anxiety, irritability, shortened attention span, agitation). Cool phase: pale, cool, mottled skin; decreased level of consciousness; obtundation; rapid, shallow respirations; peripheral pulses rapid, weak and thready, possibly irregular, or absent; low blood pressure
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
anaphylaxis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
An anaphylactic reaction produces sudden physical distress within seconds or minutes after exposure to an allergen. A delayed or persistent reaction may occur up to 24 hours later. The severity of the reaction is inversely related to the interval between exposure to the allergen and the onset of symptoms. Usually, the first signs and symptoms include a feeling of impending doom or fright, weakness, sweating, sneezing, shortness of breath, nasal pruritus, urticaria, and angioedema, followed rapidly by symptoms in one or more target organs.
Systemic effects
Cardiovascular signs include hypotension, shock, and sometimes cardiac arrhythmias, which, if untreated, may precipitate circulatory collapse.
Respiratory signs and symptoms can occur at any level in the respiratory tract and commonly include nasal mucosal edema, profuse watery rhinorrhea, itching, nasal congestion, and sudden sneezing attacks. Edema of the upper respiratory tract, resulting in hypopharyngeal and laryngeal obstruction (hoarseness, stridor, and dyspnea), is an early sign of acute respiratory failure, which can be fatal.
GI and genitourinary signs and symptoms include severe stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and urinary urgency and incontinence.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Toxic shock syndrome:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Typically, TSS produces intense myalgias, fever over 104° F (40° C), vomiting, diarrhea, headache, decreased level of consciousness, rigors, conjunctival hyperemia, and vaginal hyperemia and discharge. Severe hypotension occurs with hypovolemic shock. Within a few hours of onset, a deep red rash develops — especially on the palms and soles — and later desquamates.
Major complications include persistent neuropsychological abnormalities, mild renal failure, rash, and cyanotic arms and legs.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Hypovolemic shock:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Hypovolemic shock produces a syndrome of hypotension with narrowing pulse pressure; decreased sensorium; tachycardia; rapid, shallow respirations; reduced urine output; and cold, pale, clammy skin. Metabolic acidosis with an accumulation of lactic acid develops as a result of tissue anoxia as cellular metabolism shifts from aerobic to anaerobic pathways. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a possible complication of hypovolemic shock.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Electric shock:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Severe electric shock usually causes muscle contraction, followed by unconsciousness and loss of reflex control, sometimes with respiratory paralysis (by way of prolonged contraction of respiratory muscles or a direct effect on the respiratory nerve center).
After momentary shock, hyperventilation may follow muscle contraction. Passage of even the smallest electric current — if it passes through the heart — may induce ventricular fibrillation or another arrhythmia that progresses to fibrillation or myocardial infarction.
Electric shock from a high-frequency current (which generates more heat in tissues than a low-frequency current) usually causes burns as well as local tissue coagulation and necrosis. Low-frequency currents can also cause serious burns if contact with the current is concentrated in a small area — for example, when a toddler bites into an electrical cord.
Contusions, fractures, and other injuries can result from violent muscle contractions or falls during the shock; later, the patient may develop renal shutdown. Residual hearing impairment, cataracts, and vision loss may persist after severe electric shock.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Cardiogenic shock:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Cardiogenic shock produces signs and symptoms of poor tissue perfusion: cold, pale, clammy skin; a drop in systolic blood pressure to 30 mm Hg below baseline or a sustained reading below 80 mm Hg not attributable to medication; tachycardia; rapid, shallow respirations; oliguria (less than 20 ml of urine/hour); restlessness, mental confusion and obtundation; narrowing pulse pressure; and cyanosis.
Although many of these signs and symptoms also occur in patients with heart failure and other shock syndromes, they’re usually more profound in those with cardiogenic shock.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Anaphylaxis:
Anaphylaxis - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Consistent with anaphylaxis:
- Profuse rhinorrhea
- Urticaria
- Wheezing
- Throat tightness
- Tachycardia
- Hypotension
- Any combination of the following symptoms:
- Cutaneous: Urticaria/angioedema
- Respiratory: Bronchospasm/laryngeal edema
- Cardiovascular: Hypotension, arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia
- GI: Nausea, vomiting, pain, diarrhea
- Patients commonly describe a sense of impending doom:
- May be the 1st sign of an impending anaphylactic reaction
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Anaphylaxis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Anaphylaxis, it is also important to consider Anaphylaxis as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Anaphylaxis may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
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are indeed Anaphylaxis symptoms.
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