Don’t let your knowledge be caught in an emergency—download our 77 Must-Know Nursing Topics for free and be ready to respond with confidence! Click the link in our bio or visit nursing.com/nfn to boost your skills. 🩺📚 📝 Anaphylaxis: 🔍 Definition: Anaphylaxis is a rapid, severe allergic reaction that occurs when the immune system overreacts to a trigger, such as a food, medication, insect sting, or latex. It can affect multiple organ systems and is potentially life-threatening. 📋 Causes: Common triggers include certain foods (like peanuts or shellfish), medications (such as penicillin), insect stings (bees, wasps), and latex. 🩺 Symptoms: Symptoms may start suddenly and can include difficulty breathing, wheezing, swelling of the face or throat, hives, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, dizziness, and loss of consciousness. 💊 Treatment: The first-line treatment for anaphylaxis is intramuscular injection of epinephrine (adrenaline). Follow-up treatments may include antihistamines, corticosteroids, and oxygen therapy. Patients may also need IV fluids to support blood pressure. #NursingStudent #Anaphylaxis #EmergencyNursing #NursingEducation #NCLEXPrep #FutureNurse #NursingSchoolLife #ClinicalSkills #PatientCare #NurseInTraining #StudentNurse #NursingJourney #HealthcareHeroes #CriticalCareNursing