An Effective Test to Determine Whether an Individual Is Allergic

question 76

Multiple Choice

An effective test to determine whether an individual is allergic to a specific substance is to

• A)test for the allergen in the blood.
• B)test for levels of IgE specific for the allergen.
• C)test for high levels of IgG in the serum.
• D)inject high levels of the allergen so see if the patient goes into anaphylactic shock.

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