Ordering Code | 180 |
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Test Name | 3 Hr Glucose Tolerance |
Alias | 3 Hour GTT |
Preferred Specimen | Serum Note: If specimen cannot be properly processed within 1 hour of collection, collect blood in Oxalate/Fluoride (Gray). |
Preferred Container | 2 SS (Serum/Separator - Red/Grey or Gold) |
Optimum Volume | 0.5 mL |
Collection Instructions | Requires pathologist approval Draw a fasting blood sugar before administering 75-gram glucose, and draw blood at one, two, and three hour intervals. Label each tube with patient's name, secondary identifier, and collection time interval (i.e. fasting, one-hour, two-hour, and three-hour). |
Handling Instructions | Serum or Heparin Plasma must be separated from cells within one hour from collection. If specimen cannot be properly processed within 1 hour of collection, collect blood in Oxalate/Fluoride (Gray). |
Transport Requirements | Oahu: Ambient Airline: Refrigerated |
Specimen Stability | Ambient: 24 Hours Refrigerated: 7 Days Frozen: 3 Months Unprocessed Oxalate/Fluoride (Gray) blood is stable for 3 days Ambient. |
Avail. Stat | NO |
Analytic Time | 1 Day |