Anaphylaxis

Researchers estimate that about 15 million people have food allergies. An allergy is an abnormal immune reaction. Some reactions may cause hives, others, may be more serious, such as, antiepileptic shock. One of the most common allergies is from food. The majority of food allergies is activated by certain proteins in, shellfish, such as; shrimp, lobster, and crab. Tree nuts such as; peanuts, walnuts, pecans. Other foods that may cause an allergic reaction are; fish, eggs, and wheat. Food…

Severe past reaction, such as anaphylaxis, and anaphylaxis allergy is critical, and re-exposure will warrant adverse and possibly mortality. However, for patients with a secondary or uncertain reaction, not rendering penicillin may perhaps be withholding the first result of effective treatment…

There are over a hundred different answers and opinions on the topic of vaccines. Vaccination is the process of making someone immune to an infection or disease. Today, some agree to the topic of vaccinating your child, while others oppose the thought of it. This paper will be talking about the pros of vaccinating, including how they have saved children’s lives, the adverse reactions to vaccines are extremely rare, and vaccines protect the “herd.” This paper will also talk about the cons of…

Gabby Manupelli 3-15-16 Dear diary, For this month's disease diary, I found a disease that kind of interested me on a website with a list of almost every disease/disorder. The disease I found interesting was progesterone dermatitis. Since I had never heard of it before and it seemed interesting, I did some research. Progesterone dermatitis is a skin condition that is rare. This is a disease that can only be found in women. It is also known as autoimmune progesterone dermatitis. In this disease…

of four, a hydrogen bond acceptor count of four, and a rotatable bond count of three (14). Epinephrine is given intramuscularly via auto injector. The dose is 0.3mg for adults and 0.15mg for pediatric patients. Indications for Epinephrine are anaphylaxis, extreme difficulty breathing, urtica, wheezing, etc. There are no contraindications for Epinephrine in extreme circumstances. Therapeutic Epinephrine is the synthetic form of the naturally occurring sympathomimetic amine with…

will have actual symptoms of allergy when consuming the food. Such symptoms include cramps, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing. They can also include itching, nasal congestion, wheezing, shortness of breath and anaphylaxis.…

took the time to teach me how to take a good clinical history, perform a focused physical examination, the importance of good bedside manners and to treat all patients with compassion and respect. Her personal history of having a child with food anaphylaxis, taught me about the difficulties and obstacles of living with food allergies; but most importantly, about how to use your personal experiences to help and empower others. Witnessing the rapport and interactions with her patients, I realized…

Inoculation refers to the induction of an infective organism to produce immunity against various infectious diseases (Definition). In Western medicine, inoculation was the process of preventing smallpox by purposefully infecting a person with the disease in a controlled manner to prevent further infection (Meacham). This practice spread to America during the 17th century, during a smallpox epidemic. However, in 1796 English physician Edward Jenner attempted a newer method of inoculation: Jenner…

Immunization is a tremendous help when a child has a disease or a virus, but also can hurt a child, and not help. Medications help any possible way that they can. Infant mortality rates between the nations appears to be linked to the numbers of vaccinations given to babies before the age of 12 months. Babies can receive eight or more vaccines simultaneously at a doctor’s visit, between 2 and 15 months of age. By the age of 18, the CDC recommends that children should have gotten 69 doses of 16…

Imagine that you have just become the ruler of a small country, a country so small that it only has a total population of four people, yourself inclusive. In this country your main concern is feeding all of your citizens. Everyone requires 3 meals a day and it is your job to provide them with the resources they need in order to get those meals. The resources for one meal costs three dollars a piece, but you are told that for twice as much the provider will cut the cost down by 10 percent for…