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Schedule
an appointment on-line or with
our receptionist by phone
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Three (3) days or 72 hours before your
testing appointment is scheduled, please stop taking the following
medications:
If you are not
certain if you are taking a product that contains an , ask your pharmacist or
call this office.
Please Note:
You should continue
to take as prescribed the following medications:
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Antibiotics
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All
asthma medications
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Prescription
nose sprays, with the exception of Astelin, which is an
antihistamine
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Decongestants
that are not combined with an antihistamine
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Please dress accordingly: the 1st phase of
testing (prick tests) are done on the forearm and the 2nd phase of testing (intradermal
tests) are done on the upper arms.
*** If you are not
certain if you are taking a product that contains an antihistamine, ask your
pharmacist or your doctor.
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If you suffer from allergic symptoms, you can only know for certain if you
have an allergy by undergoing a specific test.
The doctor will start by asking you questions about your symptoms, history of
allergy, exposure, family history etc., to get a good picture of your situation
and to see what he can do to help you.
To help determine whether an allergy is involved, the doctor may perform a
skin prick test or intracutaneous test. These tests involve either a gentle
prick through a drop of allergen extract on the surface of your arm or the
injection of a small amount of allergen
extract into the skin. This may result in a small swelling and a reddening
of the skin, suggesting that you have an allergy.
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