Allergy & Immunology

Anaphylaxis

Questions discussed in this category

Do you switch from 0.15 mg to 0.3 mg epinephrine at 55lbs or 66lbs?

Seems like AAP and AAAI support switch to 0.3 woolen at 55lbs and FDA and Woolen package insert at 66lbs. Any thoughts on when to switch?

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In a patient with anaphylaxis and loss of consciousness from stinging insect, suspected to be yellow jacket, the sIgE was significantly positive to all vespids, but honeybee and paper wasp were only 0.44, would you evaluate further with skin testing to wasp and decide on including wasp in treatment based on skin testing being positive or include it with just the low IgE level?

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What functional assays do you recommend to determine if MGRPRX2 receptor activation has led to a non-IgE mediated anaphylaxis?

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Do you continue to check tryptase levels in your patients with idiopathic anaphylaxis despite normal levels >5 on repeated checks?

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Papers discussed in this category

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2023 Dec 18

Anaphylaxis: A 2023 practice parameter update.

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