View source for Tests:Polycose Test

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Polycose Test}} 

[[Category:Tests]]
[[Category:Biochemistry]]
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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|Gestational glucose load, glucose challenge, OGCT
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|'''Tube/Container Type'''
|4 mL green or gold top if less than 2 hours before spun. Grey top if more than 2 hours before spun. Please separate samples off the barrier if being sent from Waipukurau or Wairoa laboratories.
|-
|'''''
|0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
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|'''Sample Type'''
|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
|-
|'''Minimum volume'''
|200uL plasma or serum
|-
|'''Registration Code'''
|OGCT
|-
|'''Add-on conditions'''
|N/A
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|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Sun, 24 hours
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|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours
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|'''Where analysed'''
|Hastings
|-
|'''Department'''
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
|-
|'''Deletion Code'''
|Not Applicable
|-
|'''Useful Information'''
|Click Here
|-
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|Not Applicable
|}
Please [https://hawkesbaylabmanual.co.nz/wiki/images/0/09/Glucose-Challenge-in-Pregnancy.pdf CLICK HERE] for the patient information sheet.