Respiratory Profile, Region 3, South Atlantic (GA, N.FA, SC), Serum

Casandra

Casandra Test Code MC51131Version 1 (DRAFT)

Performing Lab

Lab Mayo Clinic LabLab Test ID RPR3CPT Codes 82785, 86003

Respiratory Profile, Region 3, South Atlantic (GA, N.FA, SC), Serum

Clinical Use

Use

This test is utilized for assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens found in the South Atlantic region including Georgia, Northern Florida, and South Carolina. It aids in defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms and confirming sensitization prior to beginning immunotherapy. Additionally, it is used for investigating the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens.

Special Instructions

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. If not ordering electronically, complete, print and send an Allergen Test Request form with the specimen.

Limitations

Elevated concentrations of total IgE are not diagnostic for allergic disease alone and must be interpreted within the clinical context 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. Some individuals with clinically insignificant sensitivity to allergens may have measurable levels of IgE antibodies in serum, requiring clinical interpretation.

Test Details

FDA Approved

New York Approved

Methodology

Immunoassay (FEIA)

Biomarkers

23 targets

Alternaria Tenuis, IgEAspergillus Fumigatus, IgEBahia Grass, IgEBermuda Grass, IgEBox Eld/Maple, S, IgECat Epithelium, IgECladosporium, IgECockroach, IgE+15 more