GLUCOSE, BLOOD
Enzymatic
	Test Performed At:
		St. Louis Children’s Hospital
	Specimen Required:
		Collect 2.0 mL (minimum 0.5 mL) of whole blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube(s) or a green SAMPLETTE™ For outreach patients collect 3.0 mL of whole blood in a grey-top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) tube(s).
		NOTE:	Eating affects results. Be sure to determine if fasting (>8 hours) or random specimen after meal is required.
	Laboratory Notes:
		Spin and separate.
	Reference Values:
		0-30 days:		40-100 mg/dL
		>30 days:		65-199 mg/dL
		Critical values (automatic callback): <40 mg/dL or >400 mg/dL
		Critical test results will be called initially and every 24 hours thereafter.
		NOTE:	Either a fasting plasma glucose >126 mg/dL or a random glucose >200 mg/dL plus symptoms is diagnostic for diabetes when confirmed on another day. Fasting values >110 mg/dL but <126 mg/dL are diagnostic for impaired fasting glucose.
	Day(s) Test Set Up:
		Monday - Sunday
	Cut-Off Time:
	Turn Around Time:
		Same day
	CPT Code:
		82947
	Care Manager Order Name:
		Glucose ONCE RTN
	KIDDOS Order Name:
		Glucose Level
	Cerner Order Name:
		Glucose

Last updated 05/09