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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Patient Saf. 2021 Dec 1;17(8):e1595–e1604. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000568

Figure 3. Common agents for hypersensitivity reactions captures by voluntary reporting.

Figure 3

This figure displays the most common causative agents for hypersensitivity reactions identified by safety reports, and the indicated reactions. Cardiac symptoms included tachycardia, tachypnea, palpitations, bradycardia, cardiac arrest, reduced cardiac function, chest pain, chest tightness or pressure, and abnormal electrocardiogram. Mental status changes include agitation, anxiety, hallucination, behavioral and movement change, fatigue, psychosis, sedation, somnolence, unconsciousness, confusion, delirium, depression. Gastrointestinal symptoms included nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach distress, and small bowel obstruction. Respiratory symptoms included airway compromise, shortness of breath, wheezing, bronchospasm, decreased oxygen saturation, dyspnea, acute respiratory failure, stridor, lung crackles, pulmonary edema, cyanosis, sneezing, coughing, and congestion.