Farmer's Lung Serology and Interpretation
Order Code: FARM
Epic Lab Code: LAB3108
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Adult Preferred Minimum: Two 2.5 mL aliquots of serum from red top tube Adult Absolute Minimum: 3 mL serum from red top tube Pediatric Minimum: 1 mL serum from red top tube
Rejection Criteria:
Plasma. Severely lipemic, contaminated, or hemolyzed specimens.
Analytic Time:
1 week upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Less than 0.10 kU/L: No significant level detected 0.10-0.34 kU/L: Clinical relevance undetermined 0.35-0.70 kU/L: Low 0.71-3.50 kU/L: Moderate 3.51-17.50 kU/L: High 17.51 kU/L or Greater: Very High Components Reference Interval Aspergillus Fumigatus #1 None detected Aspergillus Fumigatus #6 None detected Aureobasidium pullulans None detected Pigeon Serum None detected Micropolyspora faeni None detected Thermoactinomyces vulgaris #1 None detected Aspergillus flavus None detected Aspergillus fumigatus #2 None detected Aspergillus fumigatus #3 None detected Saccharomonospora viridis None detected Thermoactinomyces candidus None detected Thermoactinomyces sacchari None detected Allergen, Fungi & Molds, Less than 0.10 kU/L: No significant Phoma betae level detected 0.10-0.34 kU/L: Clinical relevance undetermined 0.35-0.70 kU/L: Low 0.71-3.50 kU/L: Moderate 3.51-17.50 kU/L: High 17.51 kU/L or Greater: Very High Allergen, Food, Beef Less than 0.10 kU/L: No significant level detected 0.10-0.34 kU/L: Clinical relevance undetermined 0.35-0.70 kU/L: Low 0.71-3.50 kU/L: Moderate 3.51-17.50 kU/L: High 17.51 kU/L or Greater: Very High Allergen, Food, Pork Less than 0.10 kU/L: No significant level detected 0.10-0.34 kU/L: Clinical relevance undetermined 0.35-0.70 kU/L: Low 0.71-3.50 kU/L: Moderate 3.51-17.50 kU/L: High 17.51 kU/L or Greater: Very High Allergen, Epidermals & Animal Negative Proteins, Feather Mix
Interpretive Data:
Allergen results of 0.10-0.34 kU/L are intended for specialist use as the clinical relevance is undetermined. Although increasing ranges are reflective of increasing concentrations of allergen-specific IgE, this may not correlate with the degree of clinical response or skin testing when challenged with a specific allergen. The correlation of allergy laboratory results with clinical history and in vivo reactivity to specific allergens is essential. A negative test may not rule out clinical allergy or even anaphylaxis.
Comments:
Please include relevant clinical information on test order form.
Methodology:
Immunodiffusion/ImmunoCAP®
CPT Code:
86003(x4) 86331(x12)