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The only time I've seen them, (always in cartoons) it's been very grid like shots on the arm or back. I don't see how this affects anything. If their taking blood it's not like the blood is going to change depending on where they take it from, right?

Can someone please explain this process to me?

  • 12.07.2012 1:05 AM PDT

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They test for allergies.

  • 12.07.2012 1:06 AM PDT

my sisters took tests. they inject different things in you to see if you have a reaction.

even protein from cockroaches.

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  • 12.07.2012 1:07 AM PDT

I think I've seen blood tests, and tests where they expose you to common allegens, in that grid pattern.

But it's been like 6 years since I went through that, so I can't really remember.

  • 12.07.2012 1:07 AM PDT

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they poke you with allergens and see what happens.

  • 12.07.2012 1:07 AM PDT
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They expose the patient to a selection of different potential allergens and then see which exposures cause a reaction.

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  • 12.07.2012 1:08 AM PDT

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Posted by: Saphir Eagle
they poke you with allergens and see what happens.
This is what I had done. Among the 50 things tested, they did animals, weeds, grass, and trees. They did it on my back. They weren't shots, just a quick prick with a needle dipped in allergens. It felt like getting hairs pulled one by one. It's an itchy experience.

  • 12.07.2012 1:10 AM PDT

Posted by: eggsalad
The more I say Chang the more asian it sounds.

Apparently they expose you to other allergens to diagnose a specific allergy.

  • 12.07.2012 2:48 AM PDT
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they prick you with different stuff to see what your skin reacts to.
The grid is there for convenience

  • 12.07.2012 3:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: AxisLightSn1p3r
The only time I've seen them, (always in cartoons) it's been very grid like shots on the arm or back. I don't see how this affects anything. If their taking blood it's not like the blood is going to change depending on where they take it from, right?

Can someone please explain this process to me?
As others have said, they're exposing you to allergens, not taking blood. That's what the needles are for.

They're kinda spread out into a grid so that they're spaced far enough apart for the doctors to be able to tell which ones are causing which effect. The doctor also has a little key telling him or her which needle in the grid is which allergen.

Using those results, they can give you a list of what specifically you are allergic to so you know what to avoid and what to watch for as far as pollen, and in some cases give you a specific medicine for a specific allergy.

  • 12.07.2012 4:15 AM PDT

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Posted by: Saphir Eagle
they poke you with allergens and see what happens.

  • 12.07.2012 4:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: AxisLightSn1p3r
The only time I've seen them, (always in cartoons) it's been very grid like shots on the arm or back. I don't see how this affects anything. If their taking blood it's not like the blood is going to change depending on where they take it from, right?

Can someone please explain this process to me?
As others have said, they're exposing you to allergens, not taking blood. That's what the needles are for.

They're kinda spread out into a grid so that they're spaced far enough apart for the doctors to be able to tell which ones are causing which effect. The doctor also has a little key telling him or her which needle in the grid is which allergen.

Using those results, they can give you a list of what specifically you are allergic to so you know what to avoid and what to watch for as far as pollen, and in some cases give you a specific medicine for a specific allergy.

Yes very true! I remember having this test done on me a long time ago, I think I was 7 or 8 years old at the time.

  • 12.07.2012 4:41 AM PDT