Allergy and asthma proceedings :
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Allergy Asthma Proc · Jul 2018
Pitfalls in anaphylaxis diagnosis and management at a university emergency department.
Some previous reports revealed suboptimal management of anaphylaxis (ANX) in the emergency department (ED). ⋯ The observed low rates of appropriate diagnostic coding of ANX, of epinephrine administration, epinephrine autoinjector prescribing at discharge, and referral for allergy evaluation call for more education on these issues. Some of these pitfalls can be partly attributed to the setting in a university ED where health providers are usually busy in rendering urgent care.