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Lisaclaire

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on: Aug 20, 2018
Which of the following is included in the physical assessment portion of SGA or PG-SGA?
 a. Oral cavity examination
  b. Percussion for organ size
  c. Hair analysis
  d. Ankle edema

Question 2

Explain how accurate skin prick tests are for diagnosing allergies.


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s.meritte

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Skin prick tests are used as a preliminary test to narrow the list of potential problem substances, since the negative predictive value is >95. However, positive predictive value is about 50, so it may not be sufficient to establish a diagnosis.


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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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