Asthma is a common long term inflammatory disease of lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include series of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. These series of episodes occur few times for a day or few times in a week depending on the person. It becomes worse at night or when the person does exercises. Asthma caused by environmental or genetic interactions with a combination of both. Those two factors influence both its severity and its responsiveness to treatment. Recent studies show that it increasing due to changing in epigenetics (hereditary i.e., DNA sequence) and change in living environment.
No special preparation is needed for Milk allergy. Inform your doctor if you are on any medications or have any underlying medical conditions or allergies before undergoing Milk allergy. It’s a simple blood test so, it’s better not to eat past hour to get best results. Your doctor depending on your condition will give specific instructions.
allergy test is performed on a sample of blood to measure the level of amount of immunoglobulin E (IgE) Antibodies in the blood. It is performed to confirm allergy and also during the treatment and after the treatment of allergy
Process of obtaining blood sample in adults: A band is wrapped around the arm, 3-4 inches above the collection site (superficial vein that lies within the elbow pit) The needle cap is removed and is held in line with the vein, pulling the skin tight The required amount of blood sample is collected by pulling the plunger of the syringe out slowly The wrap band is removed, gauze is placed on the collection site, and the needle is removed The blood is immediately transferred into the blood container, which has the appropriate preservative/clot activator/anti-coagulant The syringe and the needle are disposed into the appropriate “sharp container” for safe and hygienic disposal.
Type | Gender | Age-Group | Value |
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Allergy Panel Asthma 1
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UNISEX
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All age groups
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>100kU/l
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