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Hives
Your doctor can tell if you have hives by looking at your skin.If you have a history of an allergy, then the diagnosis is even more obvious.Occasionally, skin or blood tests are done to confirm that you had an allergic reaction and to test for the...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 15, 2009
Hives
Hives are easily diagnosed by visual inspection. The cause of hives is usually apparent, but may require a careful medical history in some cases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hives
Hives are easily diagnosed by visual inspection. The cause is usually more difficult to diagnose and requires a thorough medical history in order to determine the allergen.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hives
Hives are easily diagnosed by visual inspection. The cause of hives is usually apparent, but may require a careful medical history in some cases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hives
Hives are easily diagnosed by visual inspection. The cause of hives is usually apparent but may require a careful medical history in some cases.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Specific Tests Articles

Physical examination
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Allergy testing
Allergy tests are any of several tests used to determine the substances to which a person is allergic.Patch tests- allergy; Scratch tests- allergy; Skin tests- allergy; RAST test.There are many methods of allergy testing. Among the more common are...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 9, 2009
Allergy Tests
Allergy tests indicate a person''s allergic sensitivity to commonly encountered environmental substances.Allergy is a reaction of the immune system. Normally, the immune system responds to foreign microorganisms and particles, like pollen or dust, ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Allergy Tests
Allergy tests may be of two general types. In vivo tests that measure the immune response to an agent called an allergen that induces an allergic(atopic) reaction, and in vitro tests that measure the antibodies that mediate an allergic response.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Allergy Tests
Allergy tests evaluate levels of allergic sensitivity to commonly encountered allergens, which may be foods, pollen, chemicals, or other substances in the environment.When recurring symptoms in children indicate sensitivity to certain substances i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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