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Monday Jun 24, 2019
7. Allergy or anaphylaxis? First line treatment
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
In this episode, we have a short chat about how to identify anaphylaxis the management differences between an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.
Doses quoted in the episode:
Adrenaline/Epinephrine
IV/IM Dose: 0.005 - 0.01 mg/kg
Infusion: 0.003 mg/kg/hr (0.05 mcg/kg/minute, 3 mcg/kg/hr depending on how your brain works).
Some fun papers:
Lisciandro GR. Abdominal FAST (AFAST)-detected hemorrhagic effusion in 11 dogs with acute collapse and gallbladder wall edema (halo sign) with presumed anaphylaxis (abstract). J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2016.
World allergy organization guidelines for the assessment and management of anaphylaxis. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2010;4(2):13–37.
Comparison of clinical findings between dogs with suspected anaphylaxis and dogs with confirmed sepsis. JAVMA. 2017.
Anaphylaxis in dogs and cats. J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2013.
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