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Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

FGF

Registration Instructions:

Use this panel only for a fasting glucose collected in a FLOX tube.

Specimen Types:

Plasma

Container Types:

Fluoride Oxalate

Adults Volume or Mass:

4 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume or Mass:

0.6 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Collect at ambient temperature

For Fasting measurement: Patient should be fasted for 12 hours prior to collection. Patient may drink as much water as they need.

Transport Instructions:

Room Temperature

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge

Assay Frequency:

Daily