Patient Information

From explaining medicines, allergy testing and asthma assessment to offering suggestions for managing asthma and allergy testing, the Tips to Remember brochure series covers a wide array of topics for patients with allergic diseases. These are also available at our office.

• Adverse reactions to medications
• Allergic skin conditions
• Asthma & allergy medications
• Asthma and pregnancy
• Asthma medications & osteoporosis
• Asthma triggers and management
• Childhood asthma
• Cough in Children
• Exercise-induced asthma
• Food allergy
• Indoor allergens
• Latex allergy
• Occupational asthma
• Outdoor allergens
• Prevention of allergies and asthma in children
• Recurrent or unusually severe infections
• Rhinitis
• Role of the allergist/immunologist
• Sinusitis
• Stinging insect allergy
• The importance of clinical research trials
• Traveling with allergies and asthma
• Use of inhaled asthma medications
• What are "allergy shots?"
• What is an allergic reaction?
• What is allergy testing?
• What is anaphylaxis?
• What is a peak flow meter?

Information courtesy of the
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Food Allergy Connectivity Chart 

Click here for a chart showing approximate rate of clinical reactivity to at least one other related food. The probability of reacting to related food varies, depending on numerous factors, contact North Valley Allergy & Asthma Medical Center for more information.

Data derived from studies with DBPCFCs.