| Test Name: |
ALLERGENS (11) - FOOD PANEL, 4 YRS - ADULT |
| Test Code: |
2127827 |
| Alias: |
Food panel
LAB2246
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| CPT Code(s): |
86003 (X11)
82785
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| Test Includes: |
ALLERGENS (11)-FOOD PROFILE 2 (4YRS-ADULT) [2124219]:
Clam IgE (F207)
Codfish IgE (F3)
Corn, Maize IgE (F8)
Egg White IgE (F1)
Milk, Cow IgE (F2)
Peanut IgE (F13)
Scallop IgE (F338)
Shrimp IgE (F24)
Soybean IgE (F14)
Walnut IgE (F256)
Wheat IgE (F4)
Total IGE [2127821] |
| Preferred Specimen: |
3.3 mL serum |
| Container: |
2 - SST (gold) |
| Alternate Container: |
Sodium Heparin (green)
EDTA (lavender) |
| Minimum Volume: |
2.2 mL serum or plasma
This volume does not allow for repeat testing. |
| Collection Instructions: |
Allow serum specimen to completely clot (this can take up to 60 minutes). Centrifuge for 15 minutes. If the specimen is collected in a tube without a gel barrier, centrifuge and transfer the plasma into a properly labeled transfer tube within 2 hours of collection. |
| Transport Temperature: |
Refrigerated
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| Stability: |
Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 30 days |
| Rejection Criteria: |
None |
| Schedule: |
Set up: Mon-Fri; Results in 3-5 days (Not set up on holidays) |
| Method: |
Sandwich immunoassay |
| Clinical Significance: |
Allergen assays are used as a diagnostic aid in the clinical diagnosis of IgE mediated allergic disorders in conjunction with other clinical findings.
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| Use: |
Updated 3/5/24 |
| Reference Ranges: |
Refer to individual tests. |
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