Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (Alpha-Gal) IgE Ab [Units/volume] in Serum 73837-7
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 73837-7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (Alpha-Gal) IgE Ab [Units/volume] in Serum | ||
| description | Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (Alpha-Gal) IgE test may be used to help diagnose allergic responses to meat allergens in patients with a delayed onset of symptoms, such as anaphylactic reactions, 3 to 6 hours after eating beef, pork and/or lamb. IgE to Alpha-Gal is the likely cause of anaphylactic reactions. Results are calibrated against total IgE standards from WHO Reference 75/502 to generate results in kilounits (kU) of IgE. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose Ab.IgE | ||
| property | ACnc = Arbitrary Concentration | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | Ser = Serum | ||
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | ||
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Additional Names | |||
| short name | Alpha-Gal IgE Qn | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | ALLERGY | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Both | ||
| example UCUM units | k[IU]/L The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | ||
| example unit | kIU/L | ||
Associated Observations | |||
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations. | |||
History/Usage | |||
| test rank | 8187 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA | ||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.73 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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