ADULT & PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
(02KA701)

Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education
Dr. P.M. Rothman
Units: 1 Full time
Max Students/Unit: 1 MAX
Available: All Year
Prerequisites: 3rd or 4th year status; internal medicine or pediatric clerkship must be completed.
90% Clinical; 10% Library  

The student will observe and participate in the evaluation of adult and pediatric allergy patients in a private setting. Environmental history talking, aerobiology, laboratory immunology, skin testing and pulmonary function evaluation techniques will be presented. The course will deal with the clinical manifestation, diagnosis and the therapy of bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis, serous otitis, eczema, urticaria, venom sensitivity, food allergies, and anaphylaxis.