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What happens at an immunology appointment?

An immunology appointment is like any other doctor’s visit. An immunologist will go into much more detail regarding your medical history, birth history, and family history. This information can help them to narrow down which known immunological condition could be causing your symptoms. 

Almost all of these diagnoses are confirmed with blood tests. These tests are no different from a typical blood draw, but may take days to weeks for analysis. If you have a condition that is causing the immune system to attack a specific organ or part of the body, a biopsy of that organ or area may need to be done. This is usually done on a follow up visit and would not be done on the initial visit. 

For simpler conditions, such as seasonal allergies, injections to help reduce allergy symptoms can be done in the doctor’s office. Immunologists may also recommend specific eye drops, ear drops, or oral medications to help manage symptoms.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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