How to Use anaphylactic shock in a Sentence

anaphylactic shock

noun
  • These drugs can result in anaphylactic shock, which can slow or halt breathing.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Some have even gone into anaphylactic shock.
    — Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • They had each been stung dozens of times and were in severe anaphylactic shock, Yianouchongteng said.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Their bite usually leads to anaphylactic shock in humans, but cases of loris bites are rare.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2020
  • First, the moldy and rotting month-old pumpkin sends Franklin into anaphylactic shock.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
  • James, 4, has a nut allergy and went into anaphylactic shock at a restaurant.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The first symptom of Chagas is swelling, which is sometimes followed by anaphylactic shock.
    — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 24 Nov. 2015
  • One patient went into anaphylactic shock and died after their first dose, however.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Apparently a roast beef sandwich can now send you into anaphylactic shock.
    — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • In the most severe cases, a fatal reaction known as anaphylactic shock can occur.
    — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2019
  • There is a second free app with first-aid advice for situations ranging from anaphylactic shock to heart attacks.
    — Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Those showing signs of anaphylactic shock, including swelling of the throat or loss of breath, will be transported to the hospital.
    — The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023
  • When a very serious reaction occurs, the body can go into anaphylactic shock.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • My own reaction, sitting these past two weeks in the salesrooms or hovering in the back with the cleaning staff, was something more like anaphylactic shock.
    — New York Times, 23 May 2022
  • Some people either are or become allergic to the venom, sometimes to the point of anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2020
  • These can range from swelling and itching at the injection site (usually the arm) to sneezing and a runny nose to anaphylactic shock in rare cases.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 7 May 2024
  • The risk of multiple stings can lead to an allergic reaction, or in rare cases, anaphylactic shock for some people.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In my 20s, I was stung by hundreds of yellow jackets and went into anaphylactic shock as my throat began to close up.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • Laoban died within minutes as a result of what Wharton diagnosed as anaphylactic shock.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2022
  • Tom has to inject himself with his EpiPen, goes into anaphylactic shock, and then collapses.
    — Jackie Frere, Redbook, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The Khaleds recalled another late-night phone call in recent weeks from a man who had broken out in hives and was going into anaphylactic shock.
    — Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2020
  • But imagine an EpiPen, which keeps people from going into anaphylactic shock, not working.
    — Bunny Wong, Woman's Day, 29 Dec. 2015
  • There is no test, treatment or cure for AFE, which is akin to the anaphylactic shock some people develop from bee stings or peanuts.
    — Betsy McKay and Paul Overberg, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2017
  • In Georgia, Suiter got three calls about cases of anaphylactic shock after Asian needle ant stings last year.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 9 June 2025
  • My best guess was that my new patient was in anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction mediated by the body’s immune system.
    — H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
  • In fact, the venom that comes with the sting can send a human recipient into anaphylactic shock or organ failure, breaking down flesh and fraying nerve endings.
    — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 3 May 2020
  • So fingers crossed the only thing inaccurate about these findings is the price, because nobody should have to go bankrupt trying to prevent anaphylactic shock.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Boom mics on the sidelines picked up playcalls and sent them over the airwaves, an act that would cause some NFL coaches to undergo anaphylactic shock.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2020
  • More severely allergic people can develop a runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, a scratchy throat, and in very rare cases, go into anaphylactic shock.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 31 Oct. 2017
  • There's nothing funny about anaphylactic shock, even when it's caused by a cute little bunny, according to a group of concerned parents and allergy activists.
    — Kiara Alfonseca /, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2018

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