Western ragweed (w2) Allergen, IgE

Synonyms

  • ALLERGEN RAGWEED, WESTERN IGE
  • LAB1663
  • RAGWEED, WESTERN
  • RAST

Cerner Name

Western ragweed (w2)

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

0.5 mL (minimum volume:  0.2 mL) of serum

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s) or plain, red-top tube(s)
Specimen:  0.5 mL (minimum volume:  0.2 mL) of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:
Note:  Each additional allergen requires 0.1 mL of serum.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

ImmunoCAP® System Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)

Days Performed

Monday - Friday

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

86003

PDM

2057260

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
WESTERN RAGWEED (W2) CLASS WRAGWEECL WESTERN RAGWEED W2 CLASS Western ragweed (w2) Conc
WESTERN RAGWEED (W2) CONC WRAGWEECN WESTERN RAGWEED W2 CONC Western ragweed (w2) Class

Result Interpretation

 
                   ImmunoCAP Interpretation
     
    Conc (kUA/L)                        
 Class
 Level of Allergen Specific IgE Antibody
<0.10
 0
 Absent
0.10 - 0.34
 0/I
 Undetermined
0.35-0.70
 I
 Low
0.71-3.50
 II
 Moderate
3.51-17.50
 III
 High
17.51-50.00
 IV
 Very high
50.01-100.00
 V
 Very high
>100.00
 VI
 Very high
 

Forms
Allergy LAB1663 build edit