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Lab Dept:
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Chemistry
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Test Name:
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ALLERGEN CHILDHOOD PROFILE <3 YRS
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General Information
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Lab Order Codes:
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CHILD
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Synonyms:
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Allergy testing; Immunocap Childhood Profile; (RAST)
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CPT Codes:
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86003 X12– Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semi quantitative, for each allergen
82785 – IgE, Total
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Test Includes:
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IgE antibody level specific to Egg White, Fish (Cod), Milk (Cow), Peanut, Soybean, Wheat, Dust mite, Alternaria (Mold), Cat dander, Dog dander, Cockroach, Cladosporium herbarum (Hormodendrum) reported in kU/L and Total IgE reported in IU/mL.
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Logistics
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Test Indications:
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The childhood allergy profile is a pre-selected panel of the most common allergens involved in childhood allergic disease for children under 3 years of age.
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Lab Testing Sections:
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Chemistry
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Phone Numbers:
Minneapolis:
Saint Paul:
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612-813-6280
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651-220-6550
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Test Availability:
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Daily, 24 hours
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Turnaround Time:
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1 – 4 days, set up Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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Special Instructions:
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N/A
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Specimen
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Specimen Type:
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Blood
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Container:
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Red top (plain, no gel) tube
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Draw Volume:
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6 mL (Minimum: 4.5 mL) blood
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Processed Volume:
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2 mL (Minimum: 1.5 mL) serum
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Collection:
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Routine venipuncture
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Special Processing:
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Lab Staff: Centrifuge specimen, remove serum aliquot into plastic sample cup. Store at refrigerated temperatures.
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Patient Preparation:
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None
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Sample Rejection:
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Mislabeled or unlabeled specimen
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Interpretive
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Reference Range:
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Interpretive Information:
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kU/L
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Level of Allergen Specific IgE Antibody
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<0.35
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Absent/Undetectable
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0.35 - 0.69
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Equivocal
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0.70 - 3.49
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Weakly Positive
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3.50 - 17.49
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Moderately Positive
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17.5 – 49.99
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Positive
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50 - 100
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Strongly Positive
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>100
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Very Strongly Positive
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Critical Values:
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N/A
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Limitations:
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Allergens <0.35 kU/L will be reported as Absent/Undetectable
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Methodology:
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Phadia Immunocap 250
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References:
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Thermo Fisher, 200 Portage Road, Kalamazoo, MI, November 2004
Immunocap 250 Specific IgE Procedure, Revised, August 2010, Phadia, AB, Uppsala, Sweden
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Updates:
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6/21/2006: Addition of Cladosporium to the panel additional CPT making 12 allergens in the panel. Expanded reference range table.
12/20/2011: Reference range table updated. Removed Class designations.
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