Treatments for Anaphylaxis
Treatments for Anaphylaxis
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Anaphylaxis
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
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Drugs and Medications used to treat Anaphylaxis:
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or change in treatment plans.
Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Anaphylaxis include:
- Diphenhydramine
- Acetaminophen-PM
- AID to Sleep
- Allerdryl
- Allergy Capsules
- Allergy Formula
- Allermax
- Ambenyl Expectorant
- Ambenyl Syrup
- Anacin P.M
- Aspirin-Free
- Banophen
- Bayer Select
- Beldin Syrup
- Bena-D
- Benadryl
- Benadryl 25
- Benahist
- Benylin
- Benylin Decongestant
- Benylin Pediatric Syrup
- Benylin Syrup w/Codeine
- Caladryl
- Caldyphen Lotion
- Children's Complete Allergy
- Complete Allergy Medication
- Compoz
- Dermarest
- Di-Delamine
- Dihydrex
- Diphendryl
- Diphenhist
- Dormarex 2
- Ergodryl
- Excedrin P.M
- Extra Strength Tylenol PM
- Gecil
- Genahist
- Gen-D-Phen
- Hydramine
- Insomnal
- Kolex
- Mandrax
- Maxiumum Strength Nytol
- Medi-Phedryl
- Midol-PM
- Nervine Nighttime Sleep
- Nidryl Elixir
- Nighttime Cold Medicine
- Nite-Time
- Noradryl
- Noradryl 25
- Nytol
- Pain Relief PM
- Pathadryl
- PMS-Diphenhydramine
- Sinutab Maxiumu Strength
- SK-Diphenhydramine
- Sleep
- Sleep-Eze D
- Sleep-Eze 3
- Sominex
- Sominex 2
- Theraflu Cold Medicine (Nighttime Strength
- Twilite
- Tylenol PM Extra STrength
- Unisom Sleepgels
- Valdrene
- Valu-Dryl Allergy Medicine
- Wal-Ben
- Wal-Dryl
- Wehydryl
- Epinephrine
- Adrenaline
- Adrenalin
- Methylprednisolone
- A-Methapred
- Depmedalone-40
- Depmedalone-80
- Depo-Medrol
- Enpak Refill
- Mar-Pred 40
- Medrol
- Medrol Acne Lotion
- Medrol Enpak
- Medrol Veriderm Cream
- Meprolone
- Neo-Medrol Acne Lotion
- Neo-Medrol Veriderm
- Rep-Pred 80
- Solu-Medrol
- Epinephrine and Chlorpheniramine
- Ana-Kit
- Promethazine
- Phenadoz
- Phenergan
Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat Anaphylaxis:
Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for Anaphylaxis include:
- Histamine
- Famotidine
- Pepcid
- Pepcid AC
- Pepcid Complete
- Acid Control
- Acid Controller
- Alti-Famotidine
- Prednisolone
- A&D w/Prednisolone
- Cortalone
- Delta-Cortef
- Duapred
- Fernisonone-P
- Hydelta-TBA
- Hydeltrasol
- Inflamase
- Inflamase Forte
- Key-Pred
- Meticortelone
- Meti-Derm
- Metreton
- Minims Prednisolone
- Mydrapred
- Niscort
- Nor-Pred
- Nova-Pred
- Novoprednisolone
- Optimyd
- Otobione
- Peidaject
- Pediapred
- Polypred
- Predcor
- Pred Forte
- Pred-G
- Pred Mild
- Prelone
- PSP-IV
- Savacort
- Sterane
- TBA Pred
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Anaphylaxis:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Epinephrine, establishment of airway, I.V. volume expanders, steroids, diphenhydramine, CPR if cardiac arrest occurs
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Toxic shock syndrome:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment involves examination and removal of foreign material, such as tampons, vaginal sponges, or nasal packing; and drainage of any identified site of infection such as surgical wounds. Antistaphylococcal antibiotics that are beta-lactamase resistant, such as oxacillin and nafcillin, are given I.V. To reverse shock, expect to replace fluids with saline solution and colloids, as ordered. Blood pressure support and dialysis may be necessary. In some cases, I.V. immunoglobulin may be required.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypovolemic shock:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Emergency treatment measures must include prompt and adequate blood and fluid replacement to restore intravascular volume and raise blood pressure. Saline solution or lactated Ringer’s solution, then possibly plasma proteins (albumin) or other plasma expanders, may produce adequate volume expansion until whole blood can be matched. A rapid solution infusion system can provide these crystalloids or colloids at high flow rates. Application of a pneumatic antishock garment may be helpful. (See Using a pneumatic antishock garment.) Dopamine, dobutamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine can help increase blood pressure and cardiac output after fluid resuscitation measures are done. Treatment may also include oxygen administration, identification of bleeding site, control of bleeding by direct measures (such as application of pressure and elevation of an extremity) and, possibly, surgery.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Photosensitivity reactions:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
For many patients, treatment involves a sunscreen, protective clothing, and minimal exposure to sunlight while the patient continues on the drug. For others, progressive exposure to sunlight can thicken the skin and produce a tan that interferes with photoallergens and prevents further eruptions.
Withdrawal of the causative agent and treatment with oral steroids usually provides relief. The patient should be advised not to use the causative agent again if it’s known, even though this may limit the patient’s treatment options.
Antimalarial drugs, beta-carotene, and PUVA (psoralen and UVA) may be used to treat PMLE. Treatment for solar urticaria may also require PUVA. Although hyperpigmentation usually fades in several months, hydroquinone preparations can hasten the process.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Electric shock:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
CPR, lactated Ringer’s solution, mannitol, furosemide, sodium bicarbonate, surgical debridement
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Cardiogenic shock:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Medication and mechanical therapy to increase cardiac output and perfusion and decrease cardiac workload
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Septic shock:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Antimicrobials to treat underlying cause, I.V. fluid replacement, colloid or crystalloid infusions, diuretics, vasopressors, removal and replacement of invasive devices
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
anaphylaxis:
Treatment and special considerations
(Handbook of Diseases)
Anaphylaxis is always an emergency. It requires an immediate injection of 0.1 to 0.5 ml of epinephrine 1:1,000 aqueous solution, repeated every 5 to 20 minutes as necessary.
If the patient is in the early stages of anaphylaxis and hasn’t yet lost consciousness and is still normotensive, give epinephrine I.M. or subcutaneously (S.C.), helping it move into the circulation faster by massaging the injection site. For severe reactions, when the patient has lost consciousness and is hypotensive, give epinephrine I.V.
Maintain airway patency. Observe the patient for early signs and symptoms of laryngeal edema (stridor, hoarseness, and dyspnea), which will probably necessitate endotracheal tube insertion or a tracheotomy and oxygen therapy.
If the patient is experiencing cardiac arrest, begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including closed-chest heart massage, assisted ventilation, and sodium bicarbonate; further therapy depends on the patient’s response.
Watch for hypotension and shock, and maintain circulatory volume with a volume expander (plasma, a plasma expander, saline solution, or albumin) as needed. Stabilize blood pressure with the I.V. vasopressors norepinephrine and dopamine. Monitor blood pressure, central venous pressure, and urine output as a response index.
After the initial emergency, administer such medications as S.C. epinephrine, a longer-acting epinephrine, a corticosteroid, and I.V. diphenhydramine for long-term management and aminophylline I.V. over 10 to 20 minutes for bronchospasm.
Caution: Rapid infusion of aminophylline may cause or aggravate severe hypotension.
CLINICAL TIP: Even after the acute anaphylactic event has been controlled, patients must be counseled about the risks of delayed signs and symptoms. Any recurrence of shortness of breath, chest tightness, sweating, angioedema, or other signs and symptoms must be reported immediately.
To prevent anaphylaxis, teach the patient to avoid exposure to known allergens. If the patient has a food or drug allergy, he must learn to avoid the offender in all forms. If the patient has an allergy to insect stings, he should avoid open fields and wooded areas during the insect season and should carry an anaphylaxis kit whenever he goes outdoors. Show him how to use the kit. (See Showing patients how to use an anaphylaxis kit.) What’s more, if the patient is prone to anaphylaxis, he should wear a medical identification bracelet identifying his allergies.
If a patient must receive a drug to which he’s allergic, prevent a severe reaction by making sure he receives careful desensitization with gradually increasing doses of the antigen or advance administration of steroids.
A patient with history of allergies should receive a drug with a high anaphylactic potential only after cautious pretesting for sensitivity. Closely monitor the patient during testing, and make sure you have resuscitative equipment and epinephrine ready.
If any patient needs a drug with high anaphylactic potential (particularly a parenteral drug), make sure he receives each dose under close medical observation.
Closely monitor a patient undergoing diagnostic tests that use radiographic contrast dyes, such as cardiac catheterization, excretory urography, and angiography.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Toxic shock syndrome:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
TSS is treated with intravenous (I.V.) antistaphylococcal antibiotics that are beta-lactamase-resistant, such as oxacillin and nafcillin. To reverse shock, replace fluids with I.V. solution and colloids.
CLINICAL TIP: Shock that doesn’t respond to fluids may necessitate use of pressor agents such as dopamine. Dialysis may be necessary for kidney dysfunction. I.V. immuno-globulin may also be required in some cases.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Hypovolemic shock:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Emergency treatment measures must include prompt and adequate blood and fluid replacement to restore intravascular volume and raise blood pressure. Normal saline solution or lactated Ringer’s solution and then possibly plasma proteins (albumin) or other plasma expanders may produce adequate volume expansion until whole blood can be matched. A rapid solution infusion system can provide these crystalloids or colloids at high flow rates. Application of a pneumatic antishock garment may be helpful. Treatment may also include oxygen administration, identification of bleeding site, control of bleeding by direct measures (such as application of pressure and elevation of an extremity) and, possibly, surgery.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Electric shock:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Immediate emergency treatment includes carefully separating the victim from the current source, quickly assessing vital functions, and instituting emergency measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation.
To separate the victim from the current source, immediately turn it off or unplug it. If this isn’t possible, pull the victim free with a nonconductive device, such as a loop of dry cloth or rubber, a dry rope, or a leather belt.
Emergency measures
After separating the victim from the current source, begin emergency treatment as follows:
❑ Quickly assess vital functions. If you don’t detect a pulse or breathing, start CPR at once. Continue until vital signs return or emergency help arrives with a defibrillator and other life-support equipment. Then monitor the patient’s cardiac rhythm continuously and obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram.
❑ Because internal tissue destruction may be much greater than indicated by skin damage, give lactated Ringer’s solution I.V. to maintain a urine output of 50 to 100 ml/hour. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter, and send the first specimen to the laboratory.
❑ Measure intake and output hourly, and watch for tea- or port wine–colored urine, which occurs when coagulation necrosis and tissue ischemia liberate myoglobin and hemoglobin. These proteins can precipitate in the renal tubules, causing tubular necrosis and renal shutdown. To prevent this, give mannitol and furosemide.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Cardiogenic shock:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
The aim of treatment is to enhance cardiovascular status by increasing cardiac output, improving myocardial perfusion, and decreasing cardiac workload. Treatment combines various cardiovascular drugs and mechanical-assist techniques.
Cardiovascular drugs
Drug therapy may include I.V. dopamine and a norepinephrine vasopressor to increase cardiac output, blood pressure, and renal blood flow, as well as I.V. amrinone or dobutamine to increase myocardial contractility. Furosemide is used to decrease pulmonary congestion.
I.V. nitroprusside, a vasodilator, may be used with a vasopressor to further improve cardiac output by decreasing peripheral vascular resistance (afterload) and reducing left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (preload). However, the patient’s blood pressure must be adequate to support nitroprusside therapy and must be monitored closely.
Mechanical-assist techniques
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical-assist device that attempts to improve coronary artery perfusion and decrease cardiac workload. The inflatable balloon pump is surgically inserted through the femoral artery into the descending thoracic aorta.
Once in place, the balloon inflates during diastole to increase coronary artery perfusion pressure and deflates before systole (before the aortic valve opens) to decrease resistance to ejection (afterload) and therefore lessen cardiac workload. Improved ventricular ejection, which significantly improves cardiac output, and a subsequent vasodilation in the peripheral vasculature lead to lower preload volume.
When drug therapy and IABP insertion fail, treatment may require an experimental device —the ventricular assist pump or the artificial heart.
UNDER STUDY: Immediate reperfusion is an invasive intervention that shows some promise for patients with cardiogenic shock. An emergency left-sided heart catheterization is performed. If the patient has a treatable lesion, either an immediate percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or a coronary artery bypass graft is performed.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Recognize the signs of anaphylaxis (type I hypersensitivity) and know how to treat it aggressively:
Treatment
(Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors)
The firstthingtoconsiderinapatientexperiencinganaphylaxis
is the cause of the reaction, if it can be identified, and the withdrawal of the
offending agent (i.e., stop drug infusion, remove bee stinger). This point
is often overlooked but is an essential part of practice. Next, the patient
needs to be assessed for airway involvement because a rapid constriction
of the airway can lead to respiratory failure and respiratory arrest. Patients
withrespiratorycompromisemayrequireintubation. Occasionally,laryngeal
edema will be so severe that oral intubation is difficult and a tracheostomy
needs to be performed. The level of consciousness and vital signs can assist
in directing interventions.
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Source: Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors, 2008
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