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Glucose Tolerance 1 Hour
Test CodeLAB6277
Alias/See Also
GTT1
CPT Codes
82950
Includes
1 Glucose colection 1 hour after loading dose.
Instructions
"Routine venipuncture
Collect one Gray top (sodium fluoride) tube
collect 1-hour postglucose administration specimen"
Collect one Gray top (sodium fluoride) tube
collect 1-hour postglucose administration specimen"
Specimen Stability
Room temperature stable <8 hours; stable <48 hours if refrigerated
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Insufficient quantity; hemolysis; plasma left on cells overnight; failure to follow specimen stability requirements
Methodology
Oxygen rate
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Within 24hrs
Reference Range
"None established , mg/dL
Critical Values: Less than 49 or greater than 451 mg/dL"
Critical Values: Less than 49 or greater than 451 mg/dL"
Clinical Significance
Glucose measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment ofcarbohydrate metabolism disorders including diabetes mellitus, neonatalhypoglycemia, idiopathic hypoglycemia, and pancreatic islet cellcarcinoma.
