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Table 27.4

Focused Assessment in Angioedema

  • Presence/absence of urticaria (this episode or recently)
  • Speed of onset and duration
  • Sites affected by swelling
  • Symptoms (voice change, stridor with laryngeal swelling; vomiting and abdominal pain with gut involvement)
  • Precipating factors (drugs, trauma, menses, infection, stress)
  • Number of previous episodes
  • Age of onset
  • Family history
  • Response to treatment
  • General health and comorbidities