Diagnoses & Treatments
These are the tests and treatments carried out at our own New Jersey offices. Each one has its own page explaining what it involves and what to expect.
Diagnostic Testing & Treatments
These are the tests and treatments carried out here at Asthma & Allergy Care, P.C. Each one has its own page explaining what it involves and what to expect.
Allergy Skin Testing
Identifies exactly what a patient is reacting to.
Patch Testing
Helps pinpoint what's triggering a rash caused by skin contact.
Food Challenges
Confirms or rules out a suspected food allergy under medical supervision.
Pulmonary Function Testing
Measures how well the lungs are working.
Drug Testing and Desensitization
Confirms whether a suspected drug allergy is genuine.
Penicillin Allergy
Finding out whether a penicillin allergy is genuine.
Allergen Immunotherapy
A long-term treatment for inhalant allergens like pollen, dust mites, mold, and animal dander.
Venom Immunotherapy
For patients who have had a serious reaction to an insect sting.
Biologic Treatments
Targeted therapy for conditions that remain difficult to control.
Anaphylaxis Action Plan
Guidance on what to do during a severe allergic reaction.
Medications
Understanding over-the-counter options, organized by symptom.
Procedures Performed
- Pulmonary function testing
- Drug testing and desensitization
- Scratch/prick and intradermal testing for foods and inhalants
- Food challenges
- Latex testing
- Patch testing
- Rhinoscopy
- Administration of biologics including Xolair, Fasenra, Nucala and Dupixent
- Immunotherapy to inhalants and venom
How We Diagnose Your Allergies
If you suffer from allergic symptoms, you can only know for certain by undergoing a specific test. The doctor will start by asking you questions about your symptoms, history of allergy, exposure, family history and so on, to get a good picture of your situation and to see what can be done to help you.
To help determine whether an allergy is involved, the doctor may perform a skin prick test or intracutaneous test. These tests involve either a gentle prick through a drop of allergen extract on the surface of your arm or the injection of a small amount of allergen extract into the skin. This may result in a small swelling and a reddening of the skin, suggesting that you have an allergy.
Visit the Allergy Skin Testing page to read what your testing appointment involves.