Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Anaphylaxis, allergy, and immunology
  • Initiation and clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis
  • Mediators of anaphylactic reactions
  • Complement and contact activation
  • Nonimmunologic (pharmacologic) histamine release
  • Common anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions seen by the anesthesiologist
  • Preoperative considerations of the allergic patient
  • General approach to anaphylactic reactions
  • Pharmacologic therapy for anaphylaxis
  • Management of anaphylaxis
  • Managing sequelae in the recovery room and intensive care unit
  • Human physiologic responses during anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions.