Food Allergies

Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment

Buch | Hardcover

220 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61728-748-0 (ISBN)

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Reviews research from around the globe in the study of food allergies. This title includes: fish allergy diagnosis and detection; allergy mitigation by dietary components; the pathophysiology and mechanisms of food allergy; emergency department anaphylaxis management; and, management of children with food allergies.

Food allergy is an adverse reactions resulting from an inappropriate immunological response to a food antigen. It usually presents as multi-system involvement with gastrointestinal symptoms, cutaneous symptoms, and respiratory symptoms occurring in 50 to 80%, 20 to 40%, and 4 to 25% of cases, respectively. This book reviews research from around the globe in the study of food allergies including fish allergy diagnosis and detection; allergy mitigation by dietary components; the pathophysiology and mechanisms of food allergy; emergency department anaphylaxis management and management of children with food allergies.

Preface; Food Allergy; Fish Allergy: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Developments in Fish Allergy Diagnosis & Fish Allergen Detection; Immunomodulation by Food: Allergy Mitigation by Dietary Components; Pathophysiology & Mechanisms of Food Allergy; In Search of a More Comprehensive Allergy Diagnostic: Assessment of the Total-Body IgE Pool; Development of an Anaphylaxis Order Set to Improve Emergency Department Anaphylaxis Management; Clinical Manifestations of Food Allergy; Management of the Child with Food Allergy; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	640 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
ISBN-10	1-61728-748-2 / 1617287482
ISBN-13	978-1-61728-748-0 / 9781617287480
Zustand	Neuware