food allergy Flashcards
1
Q
food allergy
A
8% immune mediated
2
Q
intolerance
A
25% non-immune
3
Q
anaphylaxis
A
only in IgE mediated immune raction
4
Q
RAST/skin testing can diagnose food allergy… similar to the role of HCG for diagnosis for pregnancy
A
nope
5
Q
skin prick test
A
serum specific IgE with high NPV and low PPV
6
Q
only medication that stops anaphylaxis reaction
A
epinephrine
7
Q
when to give epinephrine
A
one organ with severe reaction or 2 organs involved with any type of severity
8
Q
most patients with soy allergy can tolerate highly refined soy oil and soy lecithin
A
yep
