Patient/caregiver was educated on risk factors for development of hives as follows: Environmental temperature: Exposure to extremes of temperatures and sudden change in environmental temperatures, with quick moves from cold to warm and vice versa can result in activation/worsening of hives. Chronic stress: Individuals with history of chronic unrelieved stress can have excessive steroid hormone production in their body to help stress management. Steroids have the potential to reduce antibody production and compromise immunity. Compromised [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on risk factors for development of hives as follows: Environmental allergens:Individuals with history of allergy to environmental allergens, upon exposure to triggers/allergens in the environment, such as, dust mites, pollen, pet hair, insect bites, beestings, and mold can present with an activation of hives. Triggers can also include chemicals used in sanitary and cosmetic products, such as, soaps, shampoos, disinfectants, deodorants, and colognes. Dietary allergens: Common dietary allergens with a potential to [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on signs and symptoms of hives as follows: Hives are swollen, itchy, pale red bumps that occur on the skin in response to exposure to certain allergens/triggers. Hives can appear anywhere on the skin, involving any body part, such as, face, lips, eyes, tongue, throat, trunk, extremities, and genitals. Hives can vary in size from small coin to plate sized bumps on the body and usually have a short lifespan. The hives [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on pathophysiology of hives as follows: Hives are swollen, itchy, pale red bumps that occur on the skin in response to exposure to certain allergens/triggers. Allergen/trigger sources could be exposure to environmental agents like pollen, temperature changes, chemicals, wasp bite, beestings, allergic foods, medications, and many more and vary from individual to individual. Exposure to an allergen/trigger can result in a hypersensitivity or allergic response. A chemical, histamine, is naturally secreted in [...]