| Ordering Code | 181 |
|---|---|
| Test Name | GTT - 3-Hour, Pregnancy |
| Alias | 3 Hour Glucose Tolerance Pregnancy Glucose Tolerance Test - 3 Hour Pregnancy, 3 Hr Pregnancy GTT |
| Preferred Specimen | Serum Note: If specimen cannot be properly processed within 1 hour of collection, collect blood in Oxalate/Fluoride (Gray). |
| Preferred Container | 1 NONE (No specimen required) 2 SS (Serum/Separator - Red/Grey or Gold) |
| Optimum Volume | 0.5 mL |
| Collection Instructions | Draw a fasting blood sugar before administering 100-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 |
