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glucose in serum/plasma

Reference values: - Male & Female: 74-106 mg/dL; 4.1-5.9 mmol/L * 1 mmol/L of glucose is equivalent to 18 mg/dL Increases: - see hyperglycemia Decreases: - see hypoglycemia Principle: - see glucose in body fluid Specimen: No special patient preparation is required. Collect the specimen by standard venipuncture technique. Remove serum promptly from the clot to avoid metabolism of glucose by the cells (approximately 7% per hour at room temperature). A maximum of 30 minutes between drawing & separation from the clot is recommended. Minimum sample required is 0.5 milliliter with an optimum size of 1.0 milliliter or larger.

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capillary blood glucose (sugar) glucose (dextrose, D-glucose) glycemic control hyperglycemia hypoglycemia

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glucose in CSF glucose in urine

Specific

glucose in serum/plasma 1 hour post 50g glucose (gestational diabetes screen)

General

glucose in body fluid

References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 11.
  2. Glucose, Serum or Plasma Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 20024
  3. Glucose Screen, Pregnancy Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 20047
  4. Panel of 11 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 20144
  5. Panel of 9 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 20399
  6. Panel of 15 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 20408

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cerebrospinal fluid analysis chemistry 14 panel (comprehensive metabolic panel, CMP, chem 12, SMA12, SMA20) chemistry 7 panel (Chem-7 SMA7) chemistry 8 panel (basic metabolic panel, BMP, basic chemistry panel) chemistry 8 panel with ionized calcium; basic metabolic panel (BMP) with ionized calcium endocrinology 7 analyte panel glucose in CSF/glucose in serum/plasma glucose/insulin in serum/plasma insulin-induced C-peptide suppression panel pancreatic panel