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Glucose, Peritoneal Fluid
Test Code17424
Preferred Specimen
1 mL peritoneal fluid in a sterile screw cap container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
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
Night; A.M. Sets up 5 days a week.
Report Available
Reports in 1 to 2 days.
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.
