1. Allergy Testing in Children

3. Overview

4. Diagnostic Tests for Allergies

5. Case 1 Presentation

6. Are Allergy Tests Needed?

7. Key Points in the History

8. Physical Examination

9. Test Results From His Pediatrician

10. Interpreting Results of Food Allergy Tests

11. IgE Levels That Predict Which Patients Will React (95% Predictive Value)*

12. Oral Food Challenge

13. IgE Levels and the Severity of Reactions

14. Component Testing

15. Component Testing in Peanut Allergy

16. Settings in Which Peanut Component Testing is Most Likely to be Informative

17. Component Testing: Key Points

18. Typical Manifestations of Food Allergy

19. Does IgE-Mediated Food Allergy Cause Hyperactivity?

20. Panel Testing in Food Allergy

21. Case 2 Presentation

22. Case 2 Presentation (cont)

23. Allergy Testing in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma

24. Allergy Testing in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma (cont)

25. Allergy Testing in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma (cont)

26. Case 2 (cont)

27. Interpretation of Test Results

28. Recommendations

29. Recommendations (cont)

30. Key Points to Remember

31. Key Points to Remember (cont)

32. Abbreviations

33. References

34. References (cont)