~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To continue our thread on the use of "down home" analogies to explain medical concepts to parents/patients: When I talk of using antihistamines regularly in an allergic child I tell parents to use them after exposure to the allergen once nasal symptoms are started is kind of like "closing the barn door after the cows are loose". One of my favorites!!