Allergic response reduce the severity of the allergic response. Often these treatments include an antihistamine oral pill, nasal spray, or eye drops. Other treatments include an allergy shot, which keep the allergic response to a minimum. For more severe reactions an epinephrine injection is carried around. This injection will be taken if the person is going into anaphylactic shock. The best treatment is avoidance of each allergen. 1) Allergies (2011) reviewed by A.D.A.M. A.D.A.M medical encyclopedia 2) Allergies.(2009) reviewed by Geimeier W J. Teen Health 3) Sicherer S, Sampson HA. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2010 Feb 125 (2 suppl2) S116-25.
Allergic transfusion reaction antihistamine and if the symptoms completely disappear and the patient feels well, the transfusion may be restarted. A mild transfusion reaction during infusion usually does not progress to a more severe anaphlyactic reaction after infusion of additional product from the same unit. If the symptoms are more than mild, the transfusion should not be restarted. There is no evidence that antihistamine premedication prevents allergic transfusion reactions, although these drugs can mitigate symptoms once they occur. Allergic transfusion reaction An allergic transfusion reaction is a blood transfusion that results in allergic reaction. It is among the most common transfusion reactions to