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Test Code EOSN Eosinophils Nasal

Additional Codes

Cerner

NextGen

Eosinophils Nasal

Eosinophils Nasal

Methodology

Microscopy 

Collection Instructions

  • The nasal specimen is collected by the physician and/or nurse and a microscope slide is prepared by smearing the material in a thin preparation and allowing it to air dry.
  • The slides are labeled with patient name, date and specimen type then submitted to the laboratory as soon as possible with a written order, for examination.

Specimen Requirements

Container

Physician and/or nurse prepared microscope slide

Stability

Slides need to be stained by the laboratory within 8 hours of collection

Rejection Criteria

Not Defined

Result Reporting and Reference Values

Reference Range

Not Defined

Critical Ranges

None

Reflex Testing

None

Limitations

  • Specimen collection techniques as practiced by the physician will influence the success of this screening test.
  • Testing is qualitative evaluation only and must be correlated with other clinical data.

Useful For

Allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma, hay fever, angioneurotic edema, urticaria and erythema multiforme are characterized by eosinophils.  The eosinophils are found in the peripheral blood, marrow, sputum (in bronchial asthma), nasal conjunctival discharges (in hay fever) and urticarial skin lesions and vesicles.