Hospital presentations: anaphylaxis
Provided by BMJ Learning
About the course
After completing this module, you should have the knowledge and confidence to:
- Identify physiological perturbations causing anaphylactic shock
- Recognise clinical manifestations of anaphylactic shock
- Elucidate causes of anaphylactic shock
- Recognise clinical consequences of acute anaphylaxis
- Perform immediate physical assessment Institute resuscitation (adrenaline/epinephrine), oxygen, IV access, fluids
- Arrange monitoring of relevant indices
- Order, interpret and act on initial investigations.