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Additional Codes
Epic: LAB82
Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Red top
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 3.5mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
Specimen Type: Plasma
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Grey top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride)
Acceptable: Green top (Lithium heparin)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 2 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 day
Clinical Significance
Blood glucose determinations are commonly used as an aide in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. Elevated glucose levels (hyperglycemia) may also occur with pancreatic neoplasm, hyperthyroidism, and adrenal cortical hyperfunction as well as other disorders. Decreased glucose levels (hypoglycemia) may result from excessive insulin therapy or various liver diseases.
Reference Range
|
0 – 1 month: |
50 – 120 mg/dL |
|
1 month – 150 years: |
70 – 100 mg/dL |
Rejection Due To
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, hemolyzed.
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Daily
Report Available
Same day
Method Name
Hexokinase / G-6-PDH