NURS103 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cetirizine, Recall Bias, Cytotoxicity
25 Aug 2016
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Food allergy both over- and underdiagnosed o o o. A lot of people think they have them but they really don"t. Misdiagnosis of food allergy can lead to significant morbidity and potential mortality. Patients labeled as food-allergic , whether correctly or not, at risk for nutritional disturbances. Food allergy= immunologically-mediated abnormal response to food proteins v various phenotypes ige-mediated (type 1 hypersensitivity: must be immune mediated to be classified as a food allergy o o. Celiac disease is a form of allergy-> immune mediated but different mechanisms. Every other irritation way that isn"t immune mediated-> intolerance (lactose tolerance: no such thing as a sensitivity to food! Non-ige mediated (cell-mediated, mixed, or unknown: gluten-sensitive enteropathy o. Epidemeology: overall prevalence ~2, highest between 1. 5-3 years. Increased risk if atopic family history (specific allergies aren"t really related w/ family)-> tendency not diagnosis. ~33% if one child already cma in family o.
