Farmer's Lung Panel

Label Mnemonic:	FARM
Epic code:	LAB3108
Downtime form:	A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Serum

Collection Medium:

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Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)	and	Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)

Minimum:

Preferred Minimum: TWO 2.5 mL aliquots of serum from red top tube
Absolute Minimum: TWO 1.0 mL serum from red top tube

Rejection Criteria:

Plasma. Contaminated, hemolyzed, or severely lipemic specimens.

Testing Schedule:

Sunday - Saturday

Turn Around Time:

3-7 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

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:

Note: Testing includes antibodies directed at Aspergillus fumigatus #1, A. fumigatus #2, A. fumigatus #3, A. fumigatus #6, A. flavus, Aureobasidium pullulans, Pigeon Serum, Micropolyspora faeni, Thermoactinomyces vulgaris #1, T. candidus, Saccharomonospora viridis, Phoma betae (fungi/mold, IgE), Pork (food, IgE), Beef (food, IgE), and Animal Feather Mix (IgE).

The reference intervals for Immunocap IgE allergen score are also reported.

Methodology:

Qualitative Immunodiffusion/Quantitative ImmunoCAP Fluorescent Enzyme Immunoassay

CPT Code:

86003 x3, 86005, 86331 x6, 86606 x5