Glucose 2 Hour Post Prandial PP2

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Glucose, 2 Hour Post Prandial

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Glucose, 2 Hour Post Prandial

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gray Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen must arrive within 24 hours of draw. Container/Tube: Grey-top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) tube(s) Specimen: 1 mL of potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride plasma Transport Temperature: Refrigerate Collection Instructions: 1. Patient should be instructed to have nothing to eat or drink for at least 8 hours before the test (except for sips of water) or follow instructions of the ordering Physician. 2. Patient should be instructed to refrain from smoking and drinking coffee just before and during test. 3. Patient is given a 50 g dose of GlucolaTM (patient must drink entire beverage within 5 minutes). 4. Draw blood specimen at 2 hours post GlucolaTM ingestion.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Hexokinase

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82947

PDM

5300020

Result Interpretation

70 - 154 mg/dL

Forms