Joann Reed, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Allergy
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About Joann Reed, NP-C
Joaan Reed NP-C is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and uses her previous work experience, from both the critical care and surgical environments, to be able to deliver well-rounded care to patients
Conditions Treated
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Allergic Rhinitis
Anaphylaxis (Anaphyactic Shock)
Asthma
Atopic Dermatitis
Hives (Urticaria)
Procedures & Services
Allergy Shots (Immunotherapy)
Allergy Tests
Lung Function Tests
Patch Testing for Contact Dermatitis
Patient Education Resources
Allergies Asthma and Pregnancy
Asthma itself if poorly controlled is more of a risk to the fetus and to the mother than any current standard asthma medication. Therefore, in severe asthma the treatment is much the same as it would be in nonpregnant patients. Allergies also could generally be treated with antihistamines and nasal sprays below. The medicines recommended during pregnancy are generally similar medicines to those used by nonpregnant asthmatics. No medicine is known to be totally safe in pre...
Asthma itself if poorly controlled is more of a risk to the fetus and to the mother than any current standard asthma medication. Therefore, in severe asthma the treatment is much the same as it would be in nonpregnant patients. Allergies also could generally be treated with antihistamines and nasal sprays below. The medicines recommended during pregnancy are generally similar medicines to those used by nonpregnant asthmatics. No medicine is known to be totally safe in pre...
Allergy Shot Information for Patients
ALLERGY SHOT INFORMATION You have signed a consent form for allergy shots. The allergy shot treatment sets are made up in the Medford office and take about 6-8 weeks to prepare. If you do not hear from the Medford office in 6 weeks please feel free to call (541) 858-1003 and check on the status of your allergy shots. Be sure to take an antihistamine on shot days, even if your allergy symptoms are controlled. Wear clothing that allows easy access to the injection site, which is the uppe...
ALLERGY SHOT INFORMATION You have signed a consent form for allergy shots. The allergy shot treatment sets are made up in the Medford office and take about 6-8 weeks to prepare. If you do not hear from the Medford office in 6 weeks please feel free to call (541) 858-1003 and check on the status of your allergy shots. Be sure to take an antihistamine on shot days, even if your allergy symptoms are controlled. Wear clothing that allows easy access to the injection site, which is the uppe...
Atopic Dermatitis Management- Daily Skin Care
GOOD DAILY SKIN CARE IS A MUST!! Skin becomes dry because normal skin oil glands may secrete an inadequate amount of surface oil to prevent excess evaporation of water from skin. Use of soaps and handling of paper, abrasive clothing or other skin chafing further removes oils and dries and damages the skin. The skins oil layer also keeps allergens (dusts, molds, animal danders) out of skin and away from allergic T cells and histamine cells (“MAST cells”) deeper in...
GOOD DAILY SKIN CARE IS A MUST!! Skin becomes dry because normal skin oil glands may secrete an inadequate amount of surface oil to prevent excess evaporation of water from skin. Use of soaps and handling of paper, abrasive clothing or other skin chafing further removes oils and dries and damages the skin. The skins oil layer also keeps allergens (dusts, molds, animal danders) out of skin and away from allergic T cells and histamine cells (“MAST cells”) deeper in...
Environmental Control Information
GENERAL INFORMATION (These are the key to good allergy & asthma control) These recommendations can be easy to carry out. Scientific tests have shown that carefully following these suggestions will markedly decrease your symptoms. The discussion will be divided into allergic factors and non-specific irritants. Avoiding substances to which you are allergic (“allergens”) will decrease your symptoms and make you less sensitive to non-spec...
GENERAL INFORMATION (These are the key to good allergy & asthma control) These recommendations can be easy to carry out. Scientific tests have shown that carefully following these suggestions will markedly decrease your symptoms. The discussion will be divided into allergic factors and non-specific irritants. Avoiding substances to which you are allergic (“allergens”) will decrease your symptoms and make you less sensitive to non-spec...
Food Allergies- Overview and Care at Allergy & Asthma Center
TYPES OF REACTIONS TO FOOD Not all reactions to foods are due to allergic reactions. Food allergies can result in: Food anaphylaxis (rare) ...
TYPES OF REACTIONS TO FOOD Not all reactions to foods are due to allergic reactions. Food allergies can result in: Food anaphylaxis (rare) ...
Gastric Reflux (GERD) & Asthma
Asthma (especially nighttime and early morning asthma) can be significantly worsened by gastroesophageal reflux disease (also called GERD or heartburn). This occurs mainly because nerves provoked by esophageal irritation or burning are also the same nerves that can squeeze the airways in the lung. Therefore, pain in the esophagus triggers a reflex constriction in the airways and asthma symptoms. Acid spilling up the esophagus can also directly inflame the upper throat or ...
Asthma (especially nighttime and early morning asthma) can be significantly worsened by gastroesophageal reflux disease (also called GERD or heartburn). This occurs mainly because nerves provoked by esophageal irritation or burning are also the same nerves that can squeeze the airways in the lung. Therefore, pain in the esophagus triggers a reflex constriction in the airways and asthma symptoms. Acid spilling up the esophagus can also directly inflame the upper throat or ...
Immunotherapy (“Allergy Injection”) Information Sheet
GOALS OF IMMUNOTHERAPY The purpose of allergy immunotherapy is to increase your tolerance to the substance(s) encountered in your everyday environment to which you are allergic (e.g. pollen, animal danders, dust mites, molds). The immune system has a natural ability to build up a tolerance to common proteins such as self-proteins, particularly when these proteins are present in high quantity. The same kind of tolerance can be induced to allergens through a series o...
GOALS OF IMMUNOTHERAPY The purpose of allergy immunotherapy is to increase your tolerance to the substance(s) encountered in your everyday environment to which you are allergic (e.g. pollen, animal danders, dust mites, molds). The immune system has a natural ability to build up a tolerance to common proteins such as self-proteins, particularly when these proteins are present in high quantity. The same kind of tolerance can be induced to allergens through a series o...
Inhalers For Asthma Treatment
Why Use Inhalers? Inhalers are frequently used to treat asthma because they deliver medication directly to the airways. In this way small medication doses reach airways and lungs directly, and improve these with few or no side effects on the body. When medication is instead given by a pill or capsule, the medication is absorbed from the stomach and intestines into the blood stream and typically circulate throughout the body. It is during this circulation through the various parts of the body ...
Why Use Inhalers? Inhalers are frequently used to treat asthma because they deliver medication directly to the airways. In this way small medication doses reach airways and lungs directly, and improve these with few or no side effects on the body. When medication is instead given by a pill or capsule, the medication is absorbed from the stomach and intestines into the blood stream and typically circulate throughout the body. It is during this circulation through the various parts of the body ...
Mold Avoidance
Indoor molds: These molds and mildews grow normally in soils and decaying plant materials and can occur on damp window sills, heating ducts, house plant soils, rugs and pads which had been wet previously, walls and surfaces which are damp from outside or inside moisture, floors of bathrooms and any other damp or humid rooms – or in basements and crawl spaces under homes. Outdoor Molds: These microscopic fungi grow on fallen leaves, freshly cut grass, damp shady areas and in soil everywh...
Indoor molds: These molds and mildews grow normally in soils and decaying plant materials and can occur on damp window sills, heating ducts, house plant soils, rugs and pads which had been wet previously, walls and surfaces which are damp from outside or inside moisture, floors of bathrooms and any other damp or humid rooms – or in basements and crawl spaces under homes. Outdoor Molds: These microscopic fungi grow on fallen leaves, freshly cut grass, damp shady areas and in soil everywh...
Nasal Wash Instructions
THE RECIPE FOR HOME SALINE SOLUTION Mix this solution fresh each night to prevent bacterial contamination 1 cup of lukewarm water ½ teaspoon of salt Pinch of baking soda UNDERSTANDING NASAL WASH TECHNIQUE Begin by mixing saline solution and standing at a sink with head tilted up and backward with a towel across chest. Use a bulb syringe such as an ear wax syringe filled completely full with the saline solution. ...
THE RECIPE FOR HOME SALINE SOLUTION Mix this solution fresh each night to prevent bacterial contamination 1 cup of lukewarm water ½ teaspoon of salt Pinch of baking soda UNDERSTANDING NASAL WASH TECHNIQUE Begin by mixing saline solution and standing at a sink with head tilted up and backward with a towel across chest. Use a bulb syringe such as an ear wax syringe filled completely full with the saline solution. ...
Education & Training
Joann received her undergraduate nursing education from Linfield College in Portland, Oregon, and her post-graduate education from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.