Glucose 1 Hour Screening Test OB patients only
General Information
- Lab Name
- Glucose 1 hr screen, OB only
- Lab Code
- OBGPP1
- Epic Ordering
- Glucose 1 Hr. Post Dose, OB
- Description
- This test should be ordered on OB patients only. The reference range applies to this patient group only.
- Synonyms
- glucose tolerance
Interpretation
- Method
- Spectrophotometric
- Reference Range
-
Units: mg/dL
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0- 62-139 0- 62-139 Effective date: 03/01/2015
- Ref. Range Notes
- The reference range applies to OB patient's only.
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
Note: Patient is given a 50 gram dose of Glucola. 1 hour later collect 2 mL GRAY TOP tube.HMC and UW-MT Onsite Locations:
Preferred: 2 mL blood in GRAY TOP tube
Also Acceptable If Delivered To Lab Immediately: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Offsite Clinic or Other Locations:
Preferred: 2 mL blood in GRAY TOP tube
Also Acceptable If Delivered To Lab Immediately: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube - Handling Instructions
- Quantity
-
requested: 1 mL plasma
minimum: 0.2 mL plasma
Processing
- Processing
- This test should be ordered on OB patients only.
Refrigerate plasma
Note: Plasma or serum collected in green, gold or red top tubes should be separated from the cells within 1 hr. and stored refrigerated. Glucose in such specimens is stable up to 16 hr. after collection. Glucose specimens collected in gray top tubes are stable up to 24 hr. without separation or refrigeration.
Performance
- LIS Dept Code
- Chemistry, Automated Panels (CHA)
- Performing Location(s)
-
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133FHCC Fred Hutch Alliance Lab
206-606-1088825 Eastlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109
UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195 - Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
Billing & Coding
- CPT codes
- 82950
- LOINC
- 20438-8