Allergy Testing - What You Need to Know
Moscow Family Medicine now offers the latest in allergy testing.
You no longer have to endure the
multiple skin-prick testing. A single blood test can now determine what you are allergic to and can be used to formulate medication tailored to your specific allergies.
Over 50 million Americans suffer from
allergy symptoms. With the
Immulite®
2000 analyzer and
3gAllergyTM tests, the
Moscow Family Medicine Laboratory now
performs the latest generation of
allergy testing from a single blood
sample. More than 400 individual
allergens can be tested and there are
currently 6 allergy profiles available
in our laboratory. The profiles
include allergens for foods, trees,
grasses, weeds, animals, molds and
insects. Tests can be performed
for patients over the age of 3 months.
Following a physical exam which
includes a history of allergen exposure,
physicians use the results of the
allergy blood tests to make a diagnosis.
If the allergy is a food allergy, the
patient knows what food(s) to stay away
from. For most other allergens,
immunotherapy treatment can begin to
help alleviate allergy symptoms and
patients can attain long-term tolerance
to the allergens. Through weekly
shots, patients are exposed to small
amounts of the allergen and the exposure
is gradually increased over a 2-5 year
period of time. Immunotherapy is
the closest thing to a "cure" for
non-life-threatening perennial and
seasonal allergies (mold, pollen, dust
mites, animal dander or grasses) and
asthma.
Watch this video to learn more about this quick, affordable and very effective new technology. Then call us at 208.882.2011 to schedule an appointment to talk to your doctor. |
