A 34-year-old woman with known peanut allergy collapses in a restaurant after eating dessert. She has widespread urticaria, wheeze, stridor, and hypot...

Question

A 34-year-old woman with known peanut allergy collapses in a restaurant after eating dessert. She has widespread urticaria, wheeze, stridor, and hypotension. What is the single most important immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Adrenaline 1 in 1000 intramuscularly in the anterolateral thigh

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Chlorphenamine intravenously

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Hydrocortisone intravenously

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Salbutamol nebuliser

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IV normal saline only

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Anaphylaxis

A 34-year-old woman with known peanut allergy collapses in a restaurant after eating dessert. She has widespread urticaria, wheeze, stridor, and hypotension. What is the single most important immediate treatment?