Adult food allergy profile-12452
Test info
Adult food allergy profile
12452
LAB12452
AFAP
Adult food panel
Adult allergy panel
Allergen
Adult allergy panel
Allergen
- Total IgE
- Clam (F207) IgE
- Codfish (F3) IgE
- Corn (F8) IgE
- Egg White (F1) IgE
- Milk (F2) IgE
- Peanut (F13) IgE
- Scallop (F338) IgE
- Shrimp (F24) IgE
- Soybean (F14) IgE
- Walnut (F256) IgE
- Wheat (F4) IgE
Specimen
Serum
2.0 mL
For more than one allergen, use this formula to calculate the amount of serum required;
50 µL X (# of allergens) + 250 µL = Total amount serum needed
Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin
Gold serum separator (SST) tube
Li Heparin plasma (acceptable, but not preferred);EDTA plasma (acceptable, but not preferred)
Lt green PST - spin
Red
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin
- Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL) labelled as "serum"
Lavender
- Spin
- Transfer plasma to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL) labelled as "EDTA plasma"
Lt green plasma separator (PST)
False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)
Red/grey serum separator (SST) vial/tube, 10 mL
|
Temperature |
Time |
Special container |
|
Ambient (preferred) |
3 days |
|
|
Refrigerated |
7 days |
|
|
Frozen |
OK one time |
False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube + cap combo (AHL) |
- Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
- Hemolysis (some procedures)
- Improper anticoagulant or ratio
- Delay in transport
- Improper storage temperature affecting results
- Improper container
- Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
- Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
Performance
AHL - Immunology: I-L
Mo - Fr
3 - 5 days
Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)
Clinical and Interpretive info
<0.35 kU/L
Billing
86003 x 11
82785 - IgE
82785 - IgE
Yes
Tracking
07/14/2008
01/31/2022
11/12/2021