Tests for drug or food allergies
Probably due to an excess of caution, doctors too frequently prescribe tests to determine the presence of allergic reactions (allergy tests) and to identify possible drug or food allergies. This occurs even when a patient’s personal history (in medical terms: medical...Food intolerance tests
Today one out of four people attributes their symptoms of discomfort to food intolerances or allergies. Data suggests that this may only be accurate in a very small number of cases, around 3-5%. Pharmacies, health stores and herbal stores offer their often expensive...
Asthma should not be diagnosed without performing spirometry.
Spirometry is the best tool for assessing lung function in asthmatic children, and allows to define the disease severity, monitor the response to pharmacological treatment and achieve symptoms control. Patient’s history and physical examination alone, not combined...
Avoid performing routine allergy testing in children with acute urticaria.
The diagnosis of acute urticaria is basically clinical and infections (in particular viral infections) account the far most common cause during childhood. Testing patients for allergies is indicated only when there is a close temporal relationship between food...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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