Click here for more information about laboratory operations and procedures
Glucagon
| Item | Value | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No | ||||||||||||
| Available Stat? | No | ||||||||||||
| Test code | GLGN | ||||||||||||
| Performed by | Quest | ||||||||||||
| Sendout? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Method | Extraction, RIA | ||||||||||||
| Patient Preparation | Overnight fasting before specimen collection is required. | ||||||||||||
| Collection Instructions | Pre-chill tube before collection. Bring sample immediately to lab on ice. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested. |
||||||||||||
| Container type | Lavender top (on ice) | ||||||||||||
| Amount to Collect | 6 mL blood | ||||||||||||
| Sample type | EDTA Plasma | ||||||||||||
| Preferred volume | 3 mL plasma | ||||||||||||
| Min. Volume | 1.1 mL plasma | ||||||||||||
| UCSF Rejection Criteria | Not delivered on ice | ||||||||||||
| Processing notes | Freeze plasma at -20°C. Order Quest # 519 For B&T patients, draw 7 mL blood into chilled EDTA (lavender-stopper) tube. Add 0.5 mL Trasylol (Aprotinin) (10,000 KIU/mL). Mix well, centrifuge, transfer plasma to specially labeled transport tube and freeze. Contact LabCorp's Supply Department for collection kit. |
||||||||||||
| Units | pg/mL | ||||||||||||
| Normal range |
|
||||||||||||
| Stability | Room temperature 1 week, refrigerated 1 week, frozen at -20C 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
| Turn around times | Set up 2x per week. Turnaround time: 5-7 days. | ||||||||||||
| CPT coding | 82943-90 | ||||||||||||
| LOINC code | 2338-2 | ||||||||||||
| Last Updated | 12/19/2012 4:30:09 PM | ||||||||||||
| Entry Number | 422 |
If you have additional questions regarding this test, please call: 415-353-1667