Histamine for anaphylaxis

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Has any one ever heard of histamine as the best course of action for anaphaylaxis. I was told that I can't question test questions... that this was straight out of the text book, but the text says complete oppisite. I am soo mad right now. this is how i am being taught to be a nurse, I need to quit but i am passing. don't know how to quit.. it is not in me.... I am worried about other questions.. being marked wrong when they are right.... they don't let us have are tests or quizzes, they let us see them for ten seconds that is all... is this normal... there is so much other bull going on here to much to list what do i do ????? are all school like this?? I thought they wanted us to learn how to help people not kill them.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

Your textbook is correct. Massive histamine release causes brochoconstriction and bronchospasm. I would make an appointment to see the instructor in their office to discuss this test question.

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Specializes in Infusion Nursing, Home Health Infusion.

What? Unless i do not understand your post. The best treatment for anaphylaxis is Epinephrine. After a response to that or more than one dose of that you can give an H1 antagonist such as Benadry (Diphenhydramine) and an H2 antagonist such as Zantac. One component of the complex anaphylaxis response is the release of histamine. so supressing the histamine will help. Is that what you were thinking...was your test answer to give histamine for anaphylaxis...b/c if that is the case the question is flawed or been copied so many times they forgot to put the anti in front of the histamine. But EPi Epi EPi is the first and best treatment. Please clarify

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test question

what is the best treatment for anaphalaxis

A. histamine

b. morphine

c. epinephrine

d. lymphkines

I chose C.. I was told by an RN and a Bsn reapetedly that (A) is the correct answer, that they don't have to let us ( the students) even see the tests.

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being marked wrong when they are right....

welcome to nsg school.

& you can see your papers for as long as you want. just tell them you want to see what you missed. they cant stop you.

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Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.
welcome to nsg school.

& you can see your papers for as long as you want. just tell them you want to see what you missed. they cant stop you.

sad to say but it's true.. i have had instructors be so way off from what the text book says and they still refused to throw out the question.

however sometimes instructors will budge if you provide evidence in the text.

epinephrine as all the PP's is the #1 tx for anaphylaxis. i would not think to give a histamine, rather an antihistamine. IV benadryl preferrably. and as another poster said, zyrtec, clarinex or even zantac.. the docs i work with prescribe it prophylactically prior to infusions like iron, anti-TNF's, etc, that carry a high risk of anaphylaxis.

your textbook is correct. i would pursue it a little further.

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