6: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (AVOIDANCE)
CHAPTER 6 Environmental Control (Avoidance) Up to this point, the information given has been mostly concerned with various aspects of inhalant allergy. This is the most practical approach, as most…
12: NONALLERGIC RHINITIS
CHAPTER 12 Nonallergic Rhinitis Perhaps the most frequent question encountered by the authors during decades of courses and lectures has been, “What do I do when the allergy test results…
7: PHARMACOTHERAPY OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS
CHAPTER 7 Pharmacotherapy of Allergic Rhinitis There is little doubt that the best treatment of inhalant allergy is avoidance, whenever possible, as this prevents triggering of the allergic response. Unfortunately,…
2: BASIC. “NEED-TO-KNOW” IMMUNOLOGY
CHAPTER 2 Basic. “Need-to-Know” Immunology As with all new additions to a practice, some basic principles underlying the diagnosis and treatment of allergy must be digested and understood if the…
9: STANDARDIZED EXTRACTS
CHAPTER 9 Standardized Extracts In attempting to find a more consistent and accurate way to measure the strength of allergy extracts, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has, in its…
10: BLENDING SKIN TESTING AND IN VITRO TESTING IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
CHAPTER 10 Blending Skin Testing and In Vitro Testing in Clinical Practice It is a basic axiom of the field that the diagnosis of allergy is made on clinical grounds….
1: THE PLACE OF ALLERGY IN CLINICAL MEDICINE
CHAPTER 1 The Place of Allergy in Clinical Medicine The importance of allergy as a vital element in clinical medicine has become strongly established only in recent years. The burgeoning…
