Assessment
› Patient History
• Patient history should include history of allergies to foods, drugs, insects, and other substances; prior anaphylactic
reactions; and use of epinephrine pen or antihistamines
• Ask about current medication use, including over-the-counter drugs and nutritional supplements
• Neurological – anxiety (may be extreme in the presence of difficulty breathing), disorientation, mood change, irritability,
syncope and loss of consciousness