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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143644503321

Titolo

Anaphylaxis [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2004

ISBN

1-280-27119-1

9786610271191

0-470-86119-3

0-470-86115-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 257

Altri autori (Persone)

BockGregory

GoodeJamie

Disciplina

614.5/993

616.97

Soggetti

Anaphylaxis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Anaphylaxis, held at the Novartis Foundation, 25-27 February 2003; editors, Gregory Bock (organizer) and Jamie Goode."--Contents p.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

ANAPHYLAXIS; Contents; Participants; Chair's introduction; History and classification of anaphylaxis; Discussion; Rethinking Th2 antibody responses and allergic sensitization; Discussion; General discussion I; The high affinity receptor for IgE, FceRI; Discussion; Effector cells of anaphylaxis: mast cells and basophils; Discussion; Cytokine enhancement of anaphylaxis; Discussion; General discussion II; Patterns of anaphylaxis: acute and late phase features of allergic reactions; Discussion; Fatal anaphylaxis in the UK, 1992-2001; Discussion; The human heart as a shock organ in anaphylaxis

Discussion General discussion III; Food-induced anaphylaxis; Discussion; Anaphylaxis to insect venom; Discussion; Anaphylaxis to anaesthetic drugs; Discussion; General discussion IV; The radiocontrast molecule in anaphylaxis. A surprising antigen; Discussion; General discussion V Fatal course of Vespula venom immunotherapy: pretreatment withdrawal of the b blocker may have been involved; Epinephrine (adrenaline) in the first-aid, out-of-hospital treatment of



anaphylaxis; Discussion; New approaches for the treatment of anaphylaxis; Discussion

Patient's perspective and public policy regarding anaphylaxis Discussion; Final discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Anaphylaxis is an immediate-type allergic reaction involving the whole organism. It is the most life-threatening allergic condition. Although there are few exact epidemiological data regarding prevalence, estimates regarding insect sting anaphylaxis range from 1-3% in the general population, but much higher values have been reported by some authors for food and drug-induced anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is the main acute killer of allergic individuals.Although anaphylaxis was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, there are still many unresolved issues. These include non-IgE-mediated

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910689793003321

Titolo

Western water supply : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, to receive testimony regarding water supply issues in the arid West, March 9, 2004

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 70 p.)

Soggetti

Droughts - West (U.S.)

Water-supply - West (U.S.)

Water resources development - West (U.S.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia