| Grade | Allergic-like | Physiologic |
| Mild: self-limiting without evidence of progression | limited urticaria, cutaneous edema, limited “scratchy” throat, nasal congestion, conjunctivitis | Limited nausea, transient flushing, headache, mild hypertension, spontaneous vasovagal reaction |
| Moderate: pronounced symptoms that usually require medical attention | Diffuse urticaria, diffuse erythema, stable vital signs, throat tightness w/o dyspnea, bronchospasm, mild to no hypoxia | Protracted nausea, hypertensive urgency, isolated chest pain, vasovagal reaction requiring and responding to treatment |
| Severe: Often life-threatening and can result in death or permanent morbidity | Diffuse edema with dyspnea, Diffuse erythema with hypotension, laryngeal edema with stridor and/or hypoxia, bronchospasm, anaphylactic shock | Vasovagal reaction resistant to treatment, arrhythmia, convulsions, seizures, hypertensive emergency |