Specimen Requirements

Consult physician for specific orders. Patient should be
instructed to eat and drink nothing except water for 10 to 14 hours
prior to test. Patient should be instructed to refrain from smoking
and drinking coffee just before and during test. Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Give patient 50 g of Glucola.
2. Draw a 1-hour specimen post dose.
3.Label specimens appropriately with patient’s full name
and date of birth and corresponding draw times and intervals.
4. Spin down within 45 minutes of draw. Avoid prolonged contact
of plasma with separated red cells; or hemolyzed, icteric, or
lipemic specimen.