PMID- 21885690 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120405 LR - 20110902 IS - 1939-2869 (Electronic) IS - 0891-1150 (Linking) VI - 78 IP - 9 DP - 2011 Sep TI - Allergy blood testing: A practical guide for clinicians. PG - 585-92 LID - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.11023 [doi] AB - Blood tests are available that measure levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) against specific allergens such as foods, inhalants, medications, latex, and venoms. These tests can confirm the diagnosis of an allergic disorder, supplementing a clinical history consistent with an immediate allergic reaction. They are particularly useful when skin testing cannot or should not be performed. FAU - Siles, Roxana I AU - Siles RI AD - Respiratory Institute, A90, Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA. FAU - Hsieh, Fred H AU - Hsieh FH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Cleve Clin J Med JT - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine JID - 8703441 RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM MH - Drug Hypersensitivity/blood/diagnosis MH - Food Hypersensitivity/blood/diagnosis MH - Hematologic Tests/instrumentation/*methods MH - Humans MH - Hypersensitivity, Immediate/*blood MH - Immunoassay/instrumentation/methods MH - Immunoglobulin E/*blood/immunology MH - Inhalation Exposure MH - Insect Bites and Stings/complications MH - Risk Assessment MH - Sensitivity and Specificity EDAT- 2011/09/03 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/06 06:00 CRDT- 2011/09/03 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/09/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/06 06:00 [medline] AID - 78/9/585 [pii] AID - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.11023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cleve Clin J Med. 2011 Sep;78(9):585-92. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.11023.