Useful Management Information

Skin prick testing is the primary mode of skin testing for immediate IgE-mediated allergy.

Indications:

  • To determine the atopic status of a patient. Atopy is a hereditary predisposition to the production of IgE antibodies. The most important atopic diseases are atopic dermatitis (eczema), rhinitis, rhino conjunctivitis, rhinosinusitis, allergic conjunctivitisand asthma.
  • To determine the degree of reaction to specific allergens.
  • Conditions in which specific IgE is considered likely to play a pathogenic role, such as allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

Contraindictions:

  • Acute myocardial within 1 week.
  • Systemic hypotension or severe hypertension.
  • Significant atrial/ventricular arrhythmia.
  • Non-compensated heart failure.
  • Uncontrolled pulmonary hypertension.
  • Acute cor pulmonale.
  • Clinically unstable pulmonary embolism.
  • History of syncope related to forced expiration/cough.
  • Cerebral aneurysm.
  • Brain surgery within 4 weeks.
  • Recent concussion with continuing symptoms.
  • Eye surgery within 1 week.
  • Sinus surgery or middle ear surgery or infection within 1 week.
  • Presence of pneumothorax.
  • Thoracic surgery within 4 weeks.
  • Abdominal surgery within 4 weeks.
  • Late term pregnancy.
  • Active or suspected transmissible respiratory or systemic infection including tuberculosis.
  • Physical conditions predisposing to transmission of infections.

Minimum Referral Criteria

Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category Category 1 ((appointment within 30 calendar days))
  • Requires tests within 30 days.
Category Category 2 ((appointment within 90 calendar days))
  • Requires tests within 90 days.
Category Category 3 ((appointment within 365 calendar days))
  • Requires tests within 365 days.

Essential Referral Information

  • Reason for referral - what is the clinical question to be answered by performing the test?
  • Current respiratory medications
  • Infectious status

If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.

Additional Referral Information

  • No additional referral information
Last updated 27 July 2021

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Internal Referrals

Lung Function Lab (E-Blueslips)

Fax

(07) 5687 7894

Post

Lung Function Lab
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215

Enquiries

(07) 5687 4497

Related HealthPathways

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Service Availability

Dr Carl Pahoff
Medical Director Respiratory - Lung Function Laboratory, and Pulmonary Function Tests

Facilities

Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina Hospital

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