Respiratory Profile, Region 1, North Atlantic (CT, MA, ME, NJ, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT), Serum
Use
This test is useful for assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the North Atlantic region, including Connecticut, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It helps in defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms, identifying allergens responsible for allergic response or anaphylactic episode, confirming sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy, and investigating the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens.
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
This test is not useful for patients previously treated with immunotherapy to determine if residual clinical sensitivity exists or in whom the medical management does not depend upon identification of allergen specificity. Elevated concentrations of total IgE are not diagnostic for allergic disease, and results must be interpreted in the clinical context of the patient, including age, sex, travel history, potential allergen exposure, and family history. A normal concentration of total IgE does not eliminate the possibility of allergic disease.
New York Approved
Methodology
Immunoassay (FEIA)
Biomarkers
LOINC Codes
- 48824-7 - Resp allergen N Atl a Pnl Ser
- 6020-2 - A alternata IgE Qn
- 6278-6 - White Ash IgE Qn
- 6025-1 - A fumgtus IgE Qn
- 6041-8 - Bermuda grass IgE Qn
- 15283-5 - Silver Birch IgE Qn
- 7155-5 - Boxelder IgE Qn
- 6833-8 - Cat Dander IgE Qn
- 6178-8 - Mt Juniper IgE Qn
- 53760-5 - Cladosporium IgE Qn
- 6078-0 - Roach IgE Qn
- 6090-5 - Cottonwood IgE Qn
- 6095-4 - D farinae IgE Qn
- 6098-8 - Dog Dander IgE Qn
- 6096-2 - D pteronyss IgE Qn
- 6109-3 - White Elm IgE Qn
- 6263-8 - Amer Sycamore IgE Qn
- 19113-0 - IgE SerPl-aCnc
- 6183-8 - Mugwort IgE Qn
- 6281-0 - White mulberry IgE Qn
- 6189-5 - White Oak IgE Qn
- 6212-5 - P notatum IgE Qn
- 6233-1 - Deprecated IgE Qn
- 6244-8 - Sheep Sorrel IgE Qn
- 6085-5 - Common Ragweed IgE Qn
- 6265-3 - Timothy IgE Qn
- 6274-5 - Calif Walnut IgE Qn
Result Turnaround Time
1-3 days
Related Documents
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Specimen
Serum
Volume
1.8 mL
Minimum Volume
1.6 mL
Container
Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL
Collection Instructions
Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.
Causes for Rejection
Gross hemolysis: OK; Gross lipemia: OK
Stability Requirements
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 14 days |
| Frozen | 90 days |