allergen. 1. a substance, protein or nonprotein, capable of inducing allergy or specific hypersensitivity. 2. a purified protein of a food (such as milk, eggs, or wheat), bacterium, or pollen. adj., adj allergenÂ´ic. Allergens are used to test a patient for hypersensitivity to specific substances (see skin test).. an extract of any substance known to cause allergy. Allergens are used to test a patient for hypersensitivity to specific substances (see skin test). They are also used to densensitize or hyposensitize allergic individuals. See immunotherapy. Almost any substance in the environment can be an allergen.
The prognosis of Kidney stones may include the duration of Kidney stones, chances of complications of Kidney stones, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Kidney stones, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Kidney stones.
If symptoms or the results of the physical exam suggest you might have kidney cancer, more tests will probably be done. These might include lab tests and imaging tests. Blood tests. Lab tests cannot show for sure if a person has kidney cancer, but they can sometimes give the first hint that there may be a kidney problem.