Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
<ul><li>Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.</li><li>Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.</li><li>Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.</li><li>Document patients' medical histories.</li><li>Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.</li><li>Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.</li><li>Conduct physical examinations of patients.</li><li>Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.</li><li>Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.</li><li>Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.</li><li>Coordinate the care of patients with other health care professionals or support staff.</li><li>Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.</li><li>Perform allergen provocation tests such as nasal, conjunctival, bronchial, oral, food, or medication challenges.</li><li>Provide allergy or immunology consultation or education to physicians or other health care providers.</li><li>Conduct laboratory or clinical research on allergy or immunology topics.</li></ul>