Overview
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| Department
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Biochemistry
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| Test Code
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| Synonyms
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Glucose
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| Availability
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Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
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| Turnaround Time
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1 - 2 hrs
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| Stability – Add test
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Specimen Requirements
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| Specimen
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CSF
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| Preferred
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200 µL
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| Acceptable
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| Unacceptable
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| Specimen Transportation
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| Paediatric Requirements
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Aliquot Requirements
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| Sample
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| Preferred Volume
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| Minimum Volume
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| Aliquot Transportation
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| Reference Intervals
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Reference range: 2.8 - 4.4 mmol/L
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| Test Method
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Abbott Alinity c series analyser using Abbott reagents. Enzymatic Assay Glucose Hexokinase.
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| Advanced Notice
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Not required
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| Patient Preparation
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