A Patient Is Having Skin Testing Done to Assess for Allergies

question 34

Multiple Choice

A patient is having skin testing done to assess for allergies. The nurse realizes that evidence of an exposure to an antigen would be

• A)itching at the site.
• B)an area of approximately 1 mm of induration and erythema.
• C)only evident after five days.
• D)an area of greater than 10 mm of induration and erythema.

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