Hay fever and other allergies
Objectives
What is an allergy?
Allergy and the immune response
Is it an allergy, sensitivity, or intolerance?
Symptoms of allergy
How are allergies diagnosed?
Common allergic condition areas
Hay fever
Allergic (atopic) asthma
Atopic Eczema.
Food Allergies
Medication Allergies
Animal allergies and Insect bites
Mould allergies
Chemical Allergies
Anaphylaxis
What medical treatments are available from the community pharmacy?
How treatments work, contra-indications, and side-effects.
Health promotion and useful resources
Quiz time
Hay fever and allergy quiz
Thats all folks
Common allergic condition areas
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Common allergic condition areas
Common allergic condition areas
Although there are many types of allergic reactions when an allergic reaction happens it usually happens in one or more of the four major areas.
1) The lower respiratory system e.g., Allergic (Atopic) Asthma, Mould, and Animal Allergies.
2) The upper respiratory system e.g., Allergic Rhinitis, and Hay fever.
3) The skin –e.g., Atopic eczema, Chemical allergies.
4) The gastrointestinal tract – e.g., Food, and Medication allergies.
Don’t worry, you can come back and finish the assessment in your own time.
