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Question 1

food allergies can have elevated ____, in which case the rx is hypersens, hives, less likely to be outgrown

Answer 1

IgE (mediated)

Question 2

food allergies like enterocolitis, diarrhea, GI discomfort are believed to be t-cell mediated and ___

Answer 2

non-IgE

Question 3

nuts, peanuts, shellfish, fish, eggs, wheat, milk, soy – the big 8 food allergens cause ___ of food allergies

Answer 3

90%

Question 4

food allergies are dx by these three things

Answer 4

serum IgE
oral challenge
elimination diet

Question 5

elimination diet plan, in which symptoms should go away w/ the off weeks if the food is a trigger
-can be used to dx IgE and non IgE

Answer 5

• off food 4 wk
• on food 2-4 wk
• off food 2-4 wk

Question 6

big 8 foods that may be introduced into a child’s diet at 6 months

Answer 6

eggs
fish/shellfish
wheat
soy

Question 7

__ can be introduced after 12 months of age but __ & ___ should be introduced after teeth come in

Answer 7

milk

nuts/peanuts

Question 8

three unreliable food allergy tests

Answer 8

skin prick
RAST
sublingual/food injection

Question 9

body produces ___ in resp to normal food consumed, and it does not suggest an allergic rxn -it may block allergic responses

Answer 9

IgG

Question 10

_____ can have similar resp to allergies but no immune response occurs
- lactose, sulfite, histamine, MSG

Answer 10

food intolerances

Question 11

___ will eat poultry
___ eats fish
___ dairy and eggs
___ eats no animals

Answer 11

semivegitarian
pescoveg
lacto-ovoveg
vegan

Question 12

vegetarians may lack or be deficient these 6 nutrients

Answer 12

Ca                 
vit d
riboflavin
b12
iron
zinc