| Laboratory: | Clinical Biochemistry | ||||||||||
| Test Name: |
IGE IMMUNOGLOBULIN - (P) or (S)
Test Code:
IGE
|
||||||||||
| Clinical Information: |
Test performed at: Health Sciences Centre and Westman Laboratory
Test Indications: This test is used for the evaluation of patients with disorders associated with immunoglobulin E (IgE) abnormalities such as allergies, other inflammatory disorders or congenital immunodeficiency. Patient Preparation Instructions: Multivitamins (45–125 µg biotin) or biotin-only supplements up to 1 mg per day do not interfere with this test. Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours after the last dose. |
||||||||||
| Collection Devices: |
|
||||||||||
| Specimen Required: |
Plasma: 2.0 mL
Stability 7 days refrigerated, 6 months frozen |
||||||||||
| Referral: |
Serum: 2.0 mL
Samples must be transferred to an aliquot tube and stored frozen if analysis will not be complete within 48 hours (#110-10-05 Serum / Plasma Separation Procedure & Transport)
|
||||||||||
| Requisition: | |||||||||||
| Reference Values: |
(IU/mL x 2.4 = ng/mL) (kU/L = IU/mL) |
||||||||||
| Availability: |
Daily
|
||||||||||
| See Also: | |||||||||||
| More Information: |