Investigation |
Total performed |
Total abnormal (%)1 |
Discharged (%)2 |
Full blood count |
312 |
116 (37.2) |
124 (13.4) |
Auto-antibodies3 |
269 |
21 (7.8) |
109 (11.8) |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
261 |
50 (19.2) |
106 (11.5) |
Allergen-specific IgE |
222 |
84 (37.8) |
45 (4.9) |
Thyroid function test |
185 |
11 (6.0) |
72 (7.8) |
Complement (C3, C4) |
165 |
12 (7.3) |
63 (6.8) |
Liver profile |
164 |
29 (17.7) |
57 (6.2) |
C reactive protein |
152 |
34 (22.4) |
64 (6.9) |
Renal Profile |
152 |
26 (17.1) |
58 (6.3) |
Serum IgE |
112 |
68 (60.7) |
35 (3.8) |
Bone profile |
98 |
13 (13.3) |
38 (4.1) |
Immunoglobulins |
63 |
24 (38.1) |
35 (3.8) |
Serum electrophoresis |
60 |
1 (1.7) |
29 (3.1) |
C1 esterase inhibitor |
55 |
0 (0) |
34 (3.7) |
Rheumatoid factor |
42 |
10 (23.8) |
4 (0.4) |
Lipid profile |
20 |
6 (30) |
8 (0.9) |
Glucose |
11 |
0 (0) |
3 (0.3) |
H. Pylori antibodies |
7 |
3 (42.9) |
2 (0.2) |
Clotting screen |
4 |
0 (0) |
3 (0.3) |
Skin prick tests4 |
1099 |
644 (58.6) |
596 (64.6) |
Chest X-ray |
18 |
3 (16.7) |
5 (0.5) |
Drug challenge |
87 |
15 (17.2) |
- |
Food challenge |
22 |
2 (9.1) |
- |
CT scan sinuses |
16 |
11 (68.8) |
- |
Lung function testing |
13 |
4 (30.8) |
2 (0.2) |
1Any positive categorical result or any measurement outside the reference range
2Numbers of patients and percentages of the total 922 patients discharged after the first clinic appointment having had this test
3Includes thyroid antibodies, ANA and ANCA
4Variable total numbers of allergens |
