General

• Are there other situations and diseases than in asthma where inflammation can effect the ECP level?
• How can ECP be used as a marker for allergy?
• How can ECP be used in the diagnosis of inflammation in asthma?
• How can ECP be used in the monitoring of inflammation in asthma?
• How do you take ECP samples in children?
• How does clotting time effect ECP levels?
• How does the choice of tube influence the ECP result?
• How does the temperature effect ECP levels?
• How often should ECP be checked during corticosteroid treatment?
• If the ECP level is elevated in a patient with asthma-like symptoms, what is the interpretation?
• If the ECP level is elevated, but the patient is not showing asthma-like symptoms, what is the interpretation?
• If the ECP level is normal in a patient with asthma-like symptoms, what is the interpretation?
• What are the benefits of ImmunoCAP allergy in vitro testing?
• What are the reference intervals for ECP?
• When can ECP samples be collected during the day?
• Which are the important factors for ECP sample handling?
• Why is it important to handle ECP serum samples in a special way?
• Why must the ECP sample clot?
• Why must the serum taken for ECP testing be transferred into a new tube?