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Glucose, 1 hr OB
Test CodeLAB6283
Alias/See Also
GLU1OB; GL1OB; Glucose Tolerance, 1 hour Obstetric
CPT Codes
82950
Instructions
"Routine venipuncture
Glucose dose: 50 g Glucola® allow 5mins to drink
Collect one 2.0ml Gray top (sodium fluoride) tube
Draw patient 1 hour after ingestion of Glucola® or jelly beans."
Glucose dose: 50 g Glucola® allow 5mins to drink
Collect one 2.0ml Gray top (sodium fluoride) tube
Draw patient 1 hour after ingestion of Glucola® or jelly beans."
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate, stable 48 hours; stable 8 hours at room temperature; stable >48 hours if frozen.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Insufficient quantity; failure to follow stability requirements; gross hemolysis
Methodology
Colorimetric:The oxidation of sample glucose is catalyzed by glucose oxidase to form hydrogen peroxide and gluconate.
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Within 24hrs
Reference Range
"65-140 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.
