A Guide to Environmental Allergens : A Desktop Reference for Physicians and Health Care Providers Serious about Helping Their Patients Suffering with Environmental A

Allergic Disease is rapidly becoming one of the nation's biggest health problems affecting the quality of life of 20-40% of Americans. The point of first contact for most allergy patients is primary care. Common triggers of allergic disease are environmental allergens such as grasses, weeds, trees, mold and animal dander.As a primary care provider, using this reference book can assist you in your discussion of allergy test results with your patients. It includes environmental allergen descriptions, common geographical locations, cross reactivity with other allergens, and the clinical manifestation these allergens are known to cause such as rhinitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, asthma, skin diseases and anaphylaxis. Upon confirmation of the allergen trigger, you can now educate your patient how to avoid, reduce or remove these allergens from their environment.