Anaphylaxis is highly likely when any ONE of the following three criteria is fulfilled: |
1. Acute onset of an illness (minutes to several hours) with involvement of the skin, mucosal tissue, or both (eg, generalized hives, pruritus or flushing, swollen lips-tongue-uvula) |
AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
A. Respiratory compromise (eg, dyspnea, wheeze-bronchospasm, stridor, hypoxemia) |
B. Reduced BP* or associated symptoms of end-organ dysfunction (eg, hypotonia, collapse, syncope, incontinence) |
2. TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING that occur rapidly after exposure to a LIKELY allergen for that patient (minutes to several hours): |
A. Involvement of the skin mucosal tissue (eg, generalized hives, itch-flush, swollen lips-tongue-uvula) |
B. Respiratory compromise (eg, dyspnea, wheeze-bronchospasm, stridor, hypoxemia) |
C. Reduced BP* or associated symptoms (eg, hypotonia, collapse, syncope, incontinence) |
D. Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms (eg, crampy abdominal pain, vomiting) |
3. Reduced BP* after exposure to a KNOWN allergen for that patient (minutes to several hours): |
A. Infants and children - Low systolic BP (age-specific)* or greater than 30% decrease in systolic BP |
B. Adults - Systolic BP of less than 90 mmHg or greater than 30% decrease from that person's baseline |
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