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Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book SeriesPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (330 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801889578
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food AllergiesDDC classification:
  • 618.92/975
LOC classification:
  • RJ386.5 .S53 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- To the Reader -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: THE MANY FACES OF FOOD ALLERGY -- 1. Food Allergy: The Nuts and Bolts -- 2. Anaphylaxis -- 3. Skin Rashes and Eczema -- 4. Gastrointestinal Problems -- 5. Breathing Problems -- 6. Growth Problems -- 7. Behavior and Developmental Disabilities -- 8. Additives and Cross-Reactions -- Part II: DIAGNOSING A FOOD ALLERGY -- 9. The Medical History -- 10. Allergy Tests for IgE: Skin and Blood Tests -- 11. Elimination Diets and Oral Food Challenges -- 12. Other Tests -- 13. Putting It All Together -- Part III: TREATING AN ALLERGIC REACTION -- 14. Epinephrine -- 15. Antihistamines and Other Therapies -- 16. Emergency Action Plans for Anaphylaxis -- Part IV: AVOIDING FOOD ALLERGENS -- 17. Avoidance Diets -- 18. Maintaining a Nutritious Diet -- 19. Navigating the Supermarket -- 20. At Home and in Social Settings -- 21. In Restaurants and while Traveling -- 22. At School and Camp -- Part V: FOOD ALLERGY AT DIFFERENT AGES AND STAGES -- 23. Infants and Toddlers -- 24. Preschool and School-Age Children -- 25. Teenagers and Young Adults -- Part VI: EMOTIONAL CONCERNS -- 26. The Effect on Children and Families -- 27. Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle -- Part VII: FOOD ALLERGY IN THE LONG TERM -- 28. The Natural Course of Food Allergy -- 29. Preventing Food Allergy -- Part VIII: LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE -- 30. Research for Improved Diagnosis -- 31. Research for Treatment and Cures -- Part IX: KEEPING CURRENT -- 32. An Action Plan for Anaphylaxis -- 33. Food Allergy Resources -- Glossary of Common Allergic Disorders -- Selected References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Informative, compassionate, and practical, this guide will be indispensable for parents, physicians, school nurses, teachers, and everyone else who cares for children with food allergies.
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Intro -- Contents -- To the Reader -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: THE MANY FACES OF FOOD ALLERGY -- 1. Food Allergy: The Nuts and Bolts -- 2. Anaphylaxis -- 3. Skin Rashes and Eczema -- 4. Gastrointestinal Problems -- 5. Breathing Problems -- 6. Growth Problems -- 7. Behavior and Developmental Disabilities -- 8. Additives and Cross-Reactions -- Part II: DIAGNOSING A FOOD ALLERGY -- 9. The Medical History -- 10. Allergy Tests for IgE: Skin and Blood Tests -- 11. Elimination Diets and Oral Food Challenges -- 12. Other Tests -- 13. Putting It All Together -- Part III: TREATING AN ALLERGIC REACTION -- 14. Epinephrine -- 15. Antihistamines and Other Therapies -- 16. Emergency Action Plans for Anaphylaxis -- Part IV: AVOIDING FOOD ALLERGENS -- 17. Avoidance Diets -- 18. Maintaining a Nutritious Diet -- 19. Navigating the Supermarket -- 20. At Home and in Social Settings -- 21. In Restaurants and while Traveling -- 22. At School and Camp -- Part V: FOOD ALLERGY AT DIFFERENT AGES AND STAGES -- 23. Infants and Toddlers -- 24. Preschool and School-Age Children -- 25. Teenagers and Young Adults -- Part VI: EMOTIONAL CONCERNS -- 26. The Effect on Children and Families -- 27. Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle -- Part VII: FOOD ALLERGY IN THE LONG TERM -- 28. The Natural Course of Food Allergy -- 29. Preventing Food Allergy -- Part VIII: LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE -- 30. Research for Improved Diagnosis -- 31. Research for Treatment and Cures -- Part IX: KEEPING CURRENT -- 32. An Action Plan for Anaphylaxis -- 33. Food Allergy Resources -- Glossary of Common Allergic Disorders -- Selected References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Informative, compassionate, and practical, this guide will be indispensable for parents, physicians, school nurses, teachers, and everyone else who cares for children with food allergies.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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