Antigen IgE Environmental Allergy - Serum

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Category:

Turnaround Time: 10-15 days
Test Type: Kit Based - Serum
Stability Time:

1 week at 4 degrees Celsius (refrigerate).  These stabilities offer you the ability to draw on a Friday, and ship the samples on Monday.  We ask that they are received by the laboratory within 6 days of collection.  Do NOT freeze samples. 

Overview:

88 Antigen IgE Environmental Panel

  •  Traditional skin prick allergy testing can be uncomfortable and requires exposing a patient directly to a potential allergen.  
  •   Serum allergy testing is less invasive, and we can test multiple allergens with only 1 blood sample.  
  •   Infinite Allergy Labs offers an extensive Environmental Allergy Panel to 88 common allergens   

Seasonal vs. Perennial Allergies

 Seasonal allergies that occur during certain times of the year are usually caused by outdoor allergens such as mold spores, and pollen released by trees, grass, and weeds. 

Perennial allergies that occur any time of the year, or the entire year, are usually in response to something in the home, such as dust mites, mold, fabrics, animal or insects. 

Collection Details:

Patient Preparation:

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Collection Instructions:

Your kit should contain:

  • 1 cold pack
  • 1 requisition form
  • 1 biohazard bag with gauze pad
  • 1 silver insulated envelope
  • 1 prepaid shipping label
  • 1 lab shipping pack (UPS)
  • 2 SST Tubes
  • 1 transfer pipette
  • 1 White top 10mL transport tube

 

Collection instructions:

 

        1. Place a cold pack in freezer for at least 4 hours minimum before shipping.
        2. Collect the blood in the two (2) SST tubes provided.
        3. Allow the blood to sit for 30 minutes.
        4. Centrifuge the blood for 15 minutes at 3000 RPM.
        5. Transfer the serum from the SST tubes to the White top 10 mL transfer tube.
        6. Using the permanent market, write the patient’s first and last name, date of birth, and date of collection on each sample tube.
        7. Store the sample in a 2-8 degree Celsius refrigerator until ready to ship.  Do not freeze.  Frozen samples will not be processed.

 

Shipping Instructions

        1. Make sure the specimen tubes are properly labeled. 
        2. Place the tube(s) inside of the biohazard bag and seal the bag.  Do not remove the gauze pad.
        3. Complete the Test Requisition Form, fold and place the form within the outer pocket of the biohazard bag.
        4. Place the biohazard bag into the silver insulated envelope.
        5. Place the frozen cold pack inside the silver insulated enveloped.
        6. Seal the envelope and place it inside the kit box. 
        7. Place the kit of box inside the lab mailing pack.
        8. Attach the prepaid shipping label.