An allergic patient’s history may point the clinician’s assessment to a specific area or organ system during allergy testing. In general, physical examination may be standard; shortage of findings isn’t going to rule out allergy.
Essential indicators are a starting point in any physical examination of allergic patients. Respiratory rate is essential as well, but hyperventilation is more a representation of minute ventilation (respiratory rate × tidal volume) than respiratory rate on it’s own. (more…)
