Module 2: Allergies and the Primary Care Practice
Learning Objectives
After completion of this online CME module, participants should be able to:
- Introduce the concept of allergy
 - Review the immune response
 - Discuss common physical manifestations of allergic disease
 - Answer: is this allergy?
 - Describe the role of patient history, allergy testing and examination in management of a patient presenting with symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
 - Discuss the classifications of allergic rhinitis.
 - Understand pharmaceutical therapy for symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis.
 - Know the allergen immunotherapy options.
 - Explain the benefits of subcutaneous immunotherapy.
 - Recognize a variety of skin testing techniques and how to perform them.
 - Know the difference between a positive and negative IgE mediated skin test and how to interpret the results.
 - Know which ingestants, inhalants and contactants are IgE mediated and will benefit from skin testing.
 

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