A 25-year-old woman attends A&E with generalised urticaria, lip swelling, wheeze and stridor 10 minutes after taking Ibuprofen. BP is 80/50 mmHg, puls...

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A 25-year-old woman attends A&E with generalised urticaria, lip swelling, wheeze and stridor 10 minutes after taking Ibuprofen. BP is 80/50 mmHg, pulse 120 beats per minute, saturations 90 percent on air. What is the single most important immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intramuscular Adrenaline into the anterolateral thigh

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Intravenous Chlorphenamine

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Oral Prednisolone

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Nebulised Salbutamol only

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Intravenous fluids only

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Anaphylaxis management

A 25-year-old woman attends A&E with generalised urticaria, lip swelling, wheeze and stridor 10 minutes after taking Ibuprofen. BP is 80/50 mmHg, pulse 120 beats per minute, saturations 90 percent on air. What is the single most important immediate treatment?