Question

45. What is true regarding patient preparations for allergy testing! a. Stop long-acting antihistamines for 5 days before the testing. b. Stop all OTC, cold, sleep, and allergy medication 3 days before testing, c. Stop all allergy medications and specific reflux medications 3 days before testing. d. All of the above e. A and B 46. What is true regarding the two-step TST testing? a. If the initial TST test is positive, a second test will be given 1 to 3 weeks later. b. Healthcare professionals need a two-step TST test yearly. If the initial test is negative and the second is positive, the person had a false- negative reaction initially. d. All of the above e. B and C 47. What is true regarding blood tuberculin tests? a. Preferred testing for patients who have had the BCG vaccine b. T-Spot TB test is a two-step blood tuberculin test.

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45. Answer ; d) All of the above.

Reason ; All the option given in the question should need to be followed while preparing a client for allergy testing, cause those drugs listed in the given option will affect the allergy testing result and therfore intake of these drug should need to be stopped,. hence the above mentioned option would be the appropriate answer.

46. Answer ; A) If the initial TST test is positive, a second test will be given 1 to 3 weaks later.

Reason ; Among the given statement, the above mentioned option is the proper statement explaining the TST, and these statement is according to the guidelines given by the reputed organisation for diserase control. Other option with given statement are contradictory to the actual fact. Hence the above mentioned statement is the appropriate one.