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Allergy Profile, Food

Alias:

Scallop, IgE; Shrimp, IgE; Wheat, IgE; Corn-Food, IgE; Sesame Seed, IgE; Milk, IgE; Egg White, IgE; Clam, IgE; Soybean, IgE; Peanut, IgE; Codfish, IgE; Walnut-Food, IgE

Methodology:

Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Performed:

Monday through Friday

Analytical Time:

24-72 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Allergy Profile, Food

Preferred Collection Container:

SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Red (No Additive)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator). Red (No Additive) also acceptable.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 2.0 mL of serum into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

2.0 mL of serum (approximately 4.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days - Preferred

Frozen Stability:

Indefinitely

Ambient Stability:

< 8 hours

Allergy Profile, Food

Sunquest Order Code:

FAPPP

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB2459

CPT Code:

86003x12

Allergy Profile, Food

Modified:

12/1/2020 10:44:28 AM

12/01/2020 10:44:28 AM