Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment

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🗓️ 15 July 2013

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Anaphylaxis is a potentially deadly diagnosis that requires quick action. In this episode, we will discuss the diagnosis and management of the entire spectrum of allergic reactions from mild cutaneous reactions to life threatening anaphylaxis. This is the first episode in a 2 part series. Part 2 will discuss airway management in anaphylaxis and other upper airway obstructions situations.

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0:00.0	This is Steve Carroll, and you're listening to the Am Basic podcast.
0:04.6	Today we'll be doing a topic podcast on allergic reactions and atyphalaxis.
0:09.5	The patients we see with this disease process can have very mild symptoms all the way up to a critically ill patient who is rapidly losing their airway.
0:18.2	We'll talk about the diagnosis and workup of allergic reactions in
0:21.7	atyphylaxis and how we can intervene quickly. This podcast will be splendid to two parts.
0:28.1	When I started writing the script for this podcast, I realized that there was a lot of talk
0:32.4	regarding the airway issues with ataphylaxis and upper airway obstruction in general.
0:37.4	So the first part, we'll talk about anaphylaxis and upper airway obstruction in general. So the first part, we'll talk about
0:39.0	anaphylaxis and its treatment. In the second part, I'll focus on the airway issues with
0:44.2	anaphylaxis. So let's get to start with part one, anaphylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment. As always,
0:50.2	as podcast, is it represented the views your opinions of Department of Defense, the US Army, or the
0:53.7	Fort Hood Post Command.
0:55.2	The first thing we
0:55.9	need to do in every
0:57.2	patient who is
0:58.3	having symptoms of an
0:59.1	allergic reaction is to
1:00.7	make a rapid assessment
1:01.7	of their airway,
1:03.1	breathing, and
1:03.7	circulation.
1:04.9	If the patient is
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