Glucose, 0.0 hr Tolerance Screen

Test Name

Glucose

Alternate Description

Blood Sugar

LIS Code

GFASTS

Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Lab Section

Chemistry

Fluid Type

Plasma

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Gel Green Top

Container Whole Blood Required

4 ml whole blood in a Gel Green Top

Critical Value

Male/female and all ages the same: <50 mg/dL and >500 mg/dL

Summary Test Name

Glucose, 0.0 hr Tolerance Screen

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Spin ASAP after collection. Refrigerate until courier pickup.

Specimen Stability

72 hours if refrigerated

Minimum Volume

0.4 ml whole blood in a Gel Green Microtainer

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin and refrigerate until analysis

Stat Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

R 4 hours S 1 hour

Reference Value

Male/Female and all ages the same: 74 - 109 mg/dl