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Glucose, Peritoneal Fluid
Test Code17424
CPT Codes
82945
Preferred Specimen
1 mL peritoneal fluid submitted in a sterile, plastic leak-proof container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
Freeze, and ship on dry ice.
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 7 days
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Received refrigerated
Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily all shifts; Report available: Next day
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Glucose measurement in body fluid may be useful, with other laboratory tests, to evaluate effusions. Decreased concentrations are associated with bacterial infections, inflammation such as rheumatoid arthritis, and occasionally malignancy.
