USMLE® Step 2 CK · Immunology & Allergy · Topic IMM-ANAPH-02
Anaphylaxis — epinephrine-first treatment algorithm
Anaphylaxis — epinephrine-first treatment algorithm (IMM-ANAPH-02) in USMLE® Step 2 CK Immunology & Allergy (USMLE® Step 2 CK Review Book p. 492). Guideline basis: AAAAI/ACAAI Anaphylaxis: A 2023 Practice Parameter Update; AAAAI/ACAAI Anaphylaxis Practice Parameter (2020). Covers: Epinephrine-first algorithm, Adjunctive therapy — after epinephrine, never instead of it, Observation, biphasic reaction, and discharge, Prevention after the acute episode. Practice 49 QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk bedside clinical algorithms, FlashCards, and ImageBank on TheCodexes.com. Understand beyond your boards.
- Topic Code
- IMM-ANAPH-02
- Chapter
- Immunology & Allergy
- Review Book Page
- p. 492
- QuestionBank Items
- 49 questions
Primary Guideline / Source: AAAAI/ACAAI Anaphylaxis: A 2023 Practice Parameter Update; AAAAI/ACAAI Anaphylaxis Practice Parameter (2020)
Key Clinical Sections
- Epinephrine-first algorithm
- Adjunctive therapy — after epinephrine, never instead of it
- Observation, biphasic reaction, and discharge
- Prevention after the acute episode
- Iodinated contrast reactions and premedication