A nurse anesthesia provider has an allergy to latex.When she is at work,she always carries an epinephrine autoinjector and a beta-agonist inhaler.What type of latex allergy does she have?

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A true latex allergy is a type I IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction that involves systemic antibody formation to proteins in products made from natural rubber latex.The allergic response is immediate and anaphylactic.Medications include epinephrine for reaction (may be autoinjector and carried by individual),beta-agonist inhaler,prednisone,and other anaphylactic life-supporting medications.

A Nurse Anesthesia Provider Has an Allergy to Latex