Food Allergies - Exam 2 Flashcards

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What is the prevalence of a food allergy? When is it most likely to show up?

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Roughly 10-11% of the US population

usually in childhood, but 15% will show up as adult

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What is the physiology behind a food allergy?

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Inappropriate activation of the immune system, mediated by IgE**

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**What antibody specifically mediates a food allergy?

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IgE

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______ inappropriate immunologic response to antigens in food

______ associated with problems digesting or metabolizing food

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Food allergy

food intolerance

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Food intolerance are prevalent is about ____ % of the US population. What is a risk factor?

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15-20%

other GI disorders

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Food allergy or intolerance is more likely to present in adulthood? What antibody is responsible?

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food intolerance

more likely to be non-IgE, including IgG

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What is the normal manifestation for a food intolerance?

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symptoms based on severity correlating with dose of food ingested

GI s/s, may be uncomfortable but NOT life threatening

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Food allergies are usually _____ in nature. What are the 3 MC? What are some additional ones?

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protein

MC: Peanuts, tree nuts, and fish/shellfish

wheat, eggs, milk, soybeans, sesame

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Name some common food intolerances?

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Lactose, fructose, gluten, caffeine

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**What are the 9 US legal requirements that must be listed on food labels

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Peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat, eggs, milk, soybeans, sesame

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T/F: Only the processing line has to be “GF” in order to put GF on the label.

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FALSE, the ENTIRE facility has to be GF to put that on the label

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What is the early childhood allergen exposure recommendation?

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exposure children to all the things, do NOT wait, could increase risk of developing food allergy

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What are some common signs of IgE food allergies?

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pruritis, urticaria/angioedema, oral pruritus, sense of choking, wheezing, cough, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea

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Children experiencing IgE food allergies trend towards ____ and ____ symptoms. Vs adults trend towards ____ and ____ symptoms

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Children - trend towards cutaneous and GI symptoms

Adults - trend towards respiratory and CV symptoms

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What is the management of IgE food allergies?

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epinephrine ASAP!!

can add on: steroids, antihistamines, beta-agonists,

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What is the MC form of food allergy in adults? What else will they report?

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Oral Allergy Syndrome - aka Pollen-Allergy Food Syndrome

Allergens in some foods have similar molecular structure to allergenic pollen proteins

Patients typically report history of seasonal allergies, pollen sensitivity

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**Describe the oral allergy syndrome? What are ways to mediate this response?

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Localized, mild immune (IgE) response!

cook the foods! s/s are decrease if present at all

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What are some key distinguishing factors for oral allergy syndrome? Name some s/s

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Usually present after exposure to RAW fruits and vegetables. Do not have symptoms with same foods if cooked

Symptoms are restricted to oral area in about 98% of patients

Mouth - oral pruritus, swelling of oral structures
Upper Airway - hoarseness, laryngeal edema, mild stridor or sense of airway narrowing

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What is the management for oral allergy syndrome?

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avoid allergenic foods

Antihistamines may be helpful (Benadryl, Ranitidine)

COOK the foods!!

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When would you want to work a pt up for a more serious food allergy?

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Symptoms are present after tree nut or peanut exposure

Systemic symptoms are present

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____ is the MC enzyme deficiency. At what age does the bodies natural level of lactase decline? What ethnicities?

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Lactose Intolerance

About 5 years of age - natural levels of lactase often decline

African, Asian, Mediterranean, Native American

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What ethnicity CAN tolerate lactose well?

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Northern European descent

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How is lactose intolerance more likely to show up in children?

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more likely to have predominant diarrhea; may see bulky, frothy, watery stool

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Lactose intolerance dx is often made _____. What tests can you order to confirm?

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clinically!

stool studies
hydrogen breath test
small bower bx

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What will the stool studies show of a pt with lactose intolerance?
increased stool osmotic gap and decreased stool pH due to undigested lactose that becomes fermented by gut bacteria
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How does the hydrogen breath test work?
patient consumes solution containing lactose and serial breath samples are measured for hydrogen content
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How does a small bowel bx work when trying to confirm lactose intolerance?
can be performed during endoscopy to measure presence of lactase enzyme
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Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance is present in up to ___ of US pts. Celiac Disease is present in about ___ of US populations. What ethnicity?
13% 1% North Africa, Middle East, India, Northern China
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Describe the diarrhea in pt with gluten intolerance/celiac dz?
often bulky, foul-smelling, floating stools due to steatorrhea
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What are some additional s/s that are commonly associated with celiac dz?
weight loss, severe anemia, nutritional deficiencies (B vitamins, D, calcium)
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T/F: Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease only present with GI symptoms
False! can present with extra-intestinal manifestations
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What is dermatitis herpetiformis? What intolerance is it associated with? What is a way to dx it?
looks like herpes bumps but pathology is not correct. Raised, bumpy appearance on the arms and legs Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease can do a Tzansk smear and it will show that it is NOT herpes (no giant nucleated cells)
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What is the best way to dx gluten intolerance?
gluten free diet trial serum antibody assay (pts will need to keep eating gluten until after this test is performed) small bowel bx
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What vaccination is important for Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease pts to have? Why?
pneumococcal vaccination because of the extraintestinal damage that can occur to the spleen, resulting in varying degrees of functional hyposplenism. Celiac patients have been found to have a 7% higher chance of pneumonia than comparable non-Celiac controls.
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