The client undergoing skin testing for allergy assessment has a positive response to the saline control. What is the correct interpretation of this result?
A. The client has severe allergies/hypersensitivities.
B. The client does not have any allergies/hypersensitivities.
C. The client should be monitored for an anaphylactic reaction.
D. The client's degree of hypersensitivity cannot be determined by this response.
D
This client may have very sensitive skin or a condition called dermographism, in which the red-dened areas are a response to the skin scratch or prick rather than to the presence of an allergen. In either case, the results of the client's skin testing are invalidated by a response to the saline control.
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