Anaphylactic shock

Introduction: Anaphylactic shock

Description of Anaphylactic shock

Anaphylactic shock (medical condition): A rare, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction....more »

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Anaphylactic shock: a severe, often fatal form of shock characterized by respiratory compromise from laryngeal edema or bronchospasm, hypotension or shock, from cardiac arrhythmias or peripheral vasodilation and vascular permeability; typically an IgE antibody-associated phenomenon (type I allergic reaction).anaphylaxis, serum sickness.
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Anaphylactic shock: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Anaphylactic shock:

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• Fatal
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• Respiratory
• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)
• Respiratory disease
• Respiratory disorder (35 causes)
• Laryngeal
• Laryngeal disease

Anaphylactic shock as a Disease

Anaphylactic shock: Another name for Anaphylaxis (or close medical condition association).
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Anaphylactic shock: Related Diseases

Anaphylactic shock: Anaphylactic shock is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Systemic disorders
• Immune disorders
• Allergic Disorders
• Systemic conditions
• Allergy-like conditions
• Immune system conditions

Causes of Anaphylactic shock

Some of the causes of Anaphylactic shock are included in the list below:

• Allergies
• Insect bite allergy
• Bee sting allergy
• Wasp sting allergy
• Peanut allergy

See full list of 92 causes of Anaphylactic shock (Anaphylaxis)

Symptoms of Anaphylactic shock (Anaphylaxis)

Some of the symptoms of Anaphylactic shock incude:

• Sudden onset of symptoms
• Breathing difficulty
• Edema
• Swollen mouth
• Swollen face

See full list of 42 symptoms of Anaphylactic shock (Anaphylaxis)

Treatments for Anaphylactic shock (Anaphylaxis)

Treatments for Anaphylactic shock (Anaphylaxis) include:

• Emergency treatments - anaphylaxis can be fatal.
• Call 911 (USA) or local emergency service
• CPR
• Hospitalization
• Adrenaline injection (epinephrine)

See full list of 13 treatments for Anaphylactic shock

Treatment of Anaphylactic shock: For more treatment information about Anaphylactic shock, see treatment of Anaphylaxis (Anaphylactic shock)

Anaphylactic shock as a Symptom

Anaphylactic shock (symptom): Another name for Anaphylaxis.
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Anaphylactic shock (symptom): An immediate hypersensitivity reaction due to the...more »

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Anaphylactic shock: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Anaphylactic shock:

• allergic reaction
• severe allergic reaction
• shock
• anaphylactic shock
• immunologic reaction
• anaphylactoid reaction
• urticaria
• angioedema
• anaphylatoxin
• aggregate anaphylaxis
• antibodies
• antibody
• antigen
• hypersensitivity
• immunoglobulin E
• IgE
• bee sting
• hives
• bronchospasm
• penicillin allergy

Terms associated with Anaphylactic shock:

The following terms can be used for Anaphylactic shock

• anaphylaxis
• shock

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