Food Allergy. Dietary need…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Detailed information on the food your child CANNOT eat…………………………………………………………………………
Food Allergy. If your child has an allergy to any foods, please be sure that it has been indicated in an individual health care plan, submitted prior to enrolling. All allergies will be posted, confidentially, in the office.
Food Allergy. Understand the role of the general pediatrician in the assessment andmanagement of patients with food allergy. Identify the signs and symptoms of food allergy and differentiate food allergy from other causes of skin rash,and GI or pulmonary symptoms. Differentiate IgE-mediated food allergy from non-IgE mediated food allergy. List the foods and formulas most commonly associated with food allergy. Discuss the indications, clinical significance, and limitations of diagnostic tests and procedures to diagnose food allergies and interpret the results of skin testing, RAST testing, elimination diets, food challenges. Explain the natural history of food allergies, including when suspected allergens may be introduced into the diet. Create a treatment plan for a child with food allergies that includes food avoidance, food challenges,management of allergic symptoms, and emergencies. Identify the indicators that would lead to subspecialist referral for a child with food allergy. Provide routine preventive counseling on nutrition and GI health to all parents and patients that addresses: 1. Good nutrition--breast feeding and age-appropriate diet, good eating habits, food safety (choking, food preparation, and storage), prevention of dietary deficiencies or excesses, prudent diet to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease or cancer in adulthood, and safe methods of weight gain or weight loss 2. Bowel training and dietary prevention of constipation 3. Prevention of hepatitis A and B through immunization 4. Good hand washing and food preparation techniques for the prevention of gastrointestinal infections
