Alpha Medical Lab
Glucose
Ordered Test Code:
GLUC
| Lab Test Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Test Name | Glucose |
| Alpha’s Order Test Code | GLUC |
| Specimen Collection Tube | SST/1mL |
| Collection Tube Handling | Spun SST; Plasma from lithium heparin (green-top) tube in a plastic screw-cap vial; Plasma from sodium heparin (green-top) tube in a plastic screw-cap vial; Plasma from fluoride/oxalate (gray-top) tube in a plastic screw-cap vial |
| Minimum Volume | 0.5mL |
| Transport Temperture | Refrigerated |
| Stability | “Serum: Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 28 days Whole blood (gray-top) tube: Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable Sodium fluoride plasma: Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 28 days Heparinized plasma: Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 28 days” |
| Collection Instructions | 1mL serum. Serum and plasma submissions must be separated from cells. |
Clinical Significance
Serum glucose levels may be abnormally high (hyperglycemia) or abnormally low (hypoglycemia). Glucose measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of carbohydrate metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, idiopathic hypoglycemia, and pancreatic islet cell neoplasm.
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