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General Information
Alias: Fasting Glucose
Performed: 24 hrs
Turn Around Time: Med Emerg: 60 minutes; Routine: 4 hrs.
CPT Codes: 82947
Performed By: Chemistry
Notes:
Patient must be fasting for 8 hrs.
This test is performed by both the Rapid Response and Logistics Chemistry Labs.
Clinical Utility: Glucose levels are used to diagnose and manage diabetes mellitus and other carbohydrate metabolism disorders including gestational diabetes, neonatal hypoglycemia, idiopathic hypoglycemia, and pancreatic islet cell carcinoma.
Components
| Name |
Method |
Sex |
Age Range |
Ref. Range Low |
Ref. Range High |
Units |
| Glucose Fasting |
|
|
0 - 30 Days |
40 |
99 |
mg/dL |
| Glucose Fasting |
|
|
30 Days - 2 Years |
60 |
99 |
mg/dL |
| Glucose Fasting |
|
|
2 Years - Unspecified |
70 |
99 |
mg/dL |
Specimen Requirements
| Type |
Container |
Volume |
Units |
Collection / Delivery |
Storage / Transport |
Off Campus |
| Blood |
Grn LiH w/Gel, 4.5mL-IP,ED,OPC; Red w Gel, 5mL-COPC,WHC |
Fill tube. |
|
Must be a fasting specimen |
Deliver at room temperature to the lab within 2 hours. |
Specimens should be spun and aliquots prepared when needed. Store in appropriate temperature conditions and deliver to Logistics Laboratory. |