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epinephrine

epinephrine is an injected medicine used to treat severe allergic reactions, breathing problems, and cardiac arrest.

epinephrine:

  • narrows the blood vessels, which raises blood pressure. this may prevent the severe low blood pressure that occurs during a severe allergic reaction.
  • stops leakage of fluids from blood vessels into body tissues.
  • relaxes the muscles of the respiratory tract, relieving wheezing and breathing difficulty.
  • increases the heart rate.

a severe or fatal stroke, heart irregularity, or heart attack can occur if the wrong dose of epinephrine is mistakenly injected into a blood vessel or if an overdose is given.

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