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GLUCOSE, PERITONEAL FLUID
Test CodeLAB186
Preferred Specimen
1 mL peritoneal fluid in a plastic screw-cap vial
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Container
Transport tube
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
All shifts Daily
Report Available
2 days
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.
