Cheap Nursing CEUs

1. A food allergy can refer to an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food.

2. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

3. Which of the following may be considered a risk factor for food allergies?

4. A patient's clinical history may be used to diagnose a food allergy.

5. Effective management of a food allergy requires avoidance of ingestion and prompt treatment in the event of an allergic reaction.

6. Epinephrine may be used to cure a food allergy.

7. According to the LEAP trial, at what age should a high-risk infant patient exhibiting mild-to-moderate eczema be introduced to peanut-containing foods?

8. Milk, peanuts and soybeans are among the eight most common allergenic foods.

9. Following ingestion of a food allergen(s), a person with food allergies can experience a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.

10. Symptoms of food allergies typically appear from within a few minutes to 2 hours after a person has eaten the food to which he or she is allergic.

11. “Cross-contact” occurs when a residue or trace amount of an allergenic food becomes incorporated into another food not intended to contain it.

12. Which of the following may be considered to be a symptom of a food allergy?