{"id":3170,"date":"2022-12-08T08:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T08:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasv.com.au\/?page_id=3170"},"modified":"2022-12-15T22:47:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T22:47:09","slug":"preparing-for-your-lung-function-test-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lasv.com.au\/preparing-for-your-lung-function-test-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for your allergy test"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3170\" class=\"elementor elementor-3170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e2448ca elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4e2448ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3870257a\" data-id=\"3870257a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68517f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68517f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Preparing For Your Allergy Test<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31bb4714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31bb4714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8d7781\" data-id=\"d8d7781\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e95748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e95748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is important that you stop all antihistamines and cold and flu medications for at least 4 days before your skin prick tests, or they may not interpretable. If you cannot stop these medications, please contact the clinic prior to your appointment.\u00a0<\/p><p>Antihistamines have many different trade names and if you are in doubt speak to your pharmacist. 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