What the work is
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
On a typical day
- Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.
- Document patients' medical histories.
- Provide allergy or immunology consultation or education to physicians or other health care providers.
- Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
- Conduct physical examinations of patients.
- Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.