Test ID: SCALS
Scallop, IgE
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
82259
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Testing for IgE antibodies may be useful to establish the diagnosis of an allergic disease and to define the allergens responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms.
Testing also may be useful to identify allergens which may be responsible for allergic disease and/or anaphylactic episode, to confirm sensitization to particular allergens prior to beginning immunotherapy, and to investigate the specificity of allergic reactions to insect venom allergens, drugs, or chemical allergens.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay (FEIA)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Scallop, IgE
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Fan Shells
Pecten spp.
Pecten spp.
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