A 50-year-old female with suspected anaphylaxis.…
Anaphylaxis Mimics
This is the case about clinical diagnosis of Anaphylaxis and life threatening and non-life threatening mimics of Anaphylaxis…
Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis – what’s new in 2021?
1 in 300 people will experience anaphylaxis at some point in their lives. The 2021 anaphylaxis guidelines provide an updated consensus for the recognition and management of anaphylaxis in all age grou…
Refractory Anaphylaxis – new concepts, new definitions and new protocols for 2021
A third of deaths from food anaphylaxis occur despite appropriate early management. Consequently, the RCUK have recognised a need for standardised algorithms for ongoing resuscitation in cases of refr…
Hereditary Angioedema. To Swell and Back
A 24-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department with increasing lip swelling over the past hour.…
Hereditary Angioedema
Patients frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling.…
FAST scan
The use of FAST scan in the ED…
Medical Emergencies – Induction
ED Induction Treasure Hunt…
Anaphylaxis-induced Cardiac Arrest
Anaphylaxis-induced Cardiac Arrest…
Cardiac Arrest in Special Circumstances: Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening, multi-organ hypersensitivity reaction, typically of rapid onset.…
Bee careful kids
A stinging tale of paediatric anaphylaxis, with the added buzzzz of pre-hospital emergency care.…
An Atopic Heart
A 35-year-old previously healthy male presents to the emergency department complaining of chest pain and breathlessness following an unknown bite…
What it takes to be at the cutting edge
For those of you who weren’t able to attend and for those of you who want to listen again to some of the great talks, this month we’ll be bringing you some of the superb plenary sessions on the podcas…
Angioedema
Urticaria (hives) and angioedema are part of a spectrum of allergic symptoms and occasionally have a non-allergic aetiology.…