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Glucose, non-fasting
| Item | Value | ||||||||||||
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| Approval req'd? | No | ||||||||||||
| Available Stat? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Test code | GLU | ||||||||||||
| Test group | Glucose | ||||||||||||
| Performed by | Parnassus & Mt. Zion Chemistry | ||||||||||||
| In House Availability | Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week | ||||||||||||
| Method | Oxygen consumption (O2 electrode with glucose oxidase) | ||||||||||||
| Container type | Gold top or Light Green top (Gray or Dark Green top acceptable) | ||||||||||||
| Amount to Collect | 1 mL blood Click here for Microdetermination info | ||||||||||||
| Sample type | Serum or plasma | ||||||||||||
| Preferred volume | 0.5 mL serum or plasma | ||||||||||||
| Min. Volume | 0.2 mL serum or plasma Click here for Microdetermination info | ||||||||||||
| Processing notes | Note on specimen if sample was from a gray top tube. | ||||||||||||
| Units | mg/dL | ||||||||||||
| Normal range | Pediatrics:
Adults (≥ 18 years old):
* measured 2 hour postprandial ** AND Sx of diabetes such as polyuria, polydipsia or unexplained weight loss 1. Normal range for infants 0 to <1 month adapted from Soldin, Steven J., "Pediatric Reference Intervals", 6th edition, AACC Press, 2007, method 1. 2. Normal range for 1 month to <18 years adapted from Beckman Coulter's "Pediatric Reference Range Guidelines for Synchron Systems" Bulletin 9345 3. ADA guidelines used for adults. |
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| Synonyms | Diabetes mellitus | ||||||||||||
| Stability | Room temperature 8 hours, refrigerated 2 days | ||||||||||||
| Turn around times | STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours | ||||||||||||
| Additional information | To convert mg/dl to mmol/L (SI units) multiply by 0.0555. The above reference ranges reflect new criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus established by the American Diabetes Association ((Diabetes Care, Volume 34, Supplement 1, January 2011). All recommendations of the ADA are based upon plasma or serum levels). The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus should NOT be made until one of these abnormalities has been confirmed on a subsequent day. Impaired glucose tolerance/impaired fasting glucose implies an increased risk of future diabetes. Reference ranges for random glucose adopted from Soldin et al. Pediatric Reference Intervals, 6th edition, 2007 and from Pediatric Reference Range Guidelines for Synchron Systems from Beckman Coulter. |
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| CPT coding | 82947 | ||||||||||||
| Medical Necessity? | Yes. Click here for more information | ||||||||||||
| LOINC code | 2345-7 | ||||||||||||
| Last Updated | 5/7/2012 3:43:57 PM | ||||||||||||
| Entry Number | 426 | ||||||||||||
| Lab Procedure Link | Click here for Procedure |
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