Platelet Antibodies PLAA

Synonyms
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Platelet Antibodies Test
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Platelet Antibodies Test
EPIC Order Name	Platelet Antibody Profile
Clinical Info	Screen for the presence of circulating antibodies to platelets (not bound to the platelet surface), that may be associated with the destruction of platelets.
Specimen Type	Blood
Container	Red Top Tube
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Gold top or Red top tube Specimen: 0.5 mL serum Transport Temperature: Refrigerate serum Stability: 48 hrs Refrigerated, if longer please freeze serum. Special Instructions If a newborn child has a significantly low platelet count and the physician suspects neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (NAIT), a serum platelet antibody test should be ordered on both the mother and the child (patient). The work-up for NAIT is best accomplished by not only evaluation for platelet reactive antibodies, but also typing maternal and paternal platelet glycoproteins.
Transport Instructions	Refrigerate serum
Specimen Stability	48 hrs Refrigerated, if longer please freeze serum. Special Instructions If a newborn child has a significantly low platelet count and the physician suspects neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (NAIT), a serum platelet antibody test
Methodology	Solid-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay
Days Performed
Performing Laboratory	LabCorp of America
CPT	86022 x 5 LOINC Code: 95270-5
PDM	5901078
Result Interpretation Negative Test Includes: Antibodies to HLA class I antigens and platelet-specific glycoproteins IIb/IIIa, Ib/IX, Ia/IIa, and GP-IV.
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