<60 U/L (Male) Serum (Red top Daily or STAT GT Blood <40 U/L tube) samples <1hr (Female) Fasting: Adults,<60y Criteria for 4.1-5.9mmol/l diagnosing DM 60-90y 1) Incidental Fluoride EDTA; 4.6-6.4mmol/l glucose Adult grey top or >90y >11.1mmol/l or Daily or STAT Glucose Blood Paediatric yellow 2) Fasting glucose samples <1hr top tube. 1hr PP >7mmol/l or <7.8mmol/l 3) 2hr post oral 2hrPP GTT, glucose conc. <6.7mmol/l EDTA (purple Haemochromotosis Presence or top tube) Blood absence of Fortnightly mutation EDTA (purple Haemoglobin A1c Blood top tube) or mmol/mol. No diabetic range Weekly Fluoride EDTA See report for IgG (Adult) paediatric ranges 7-16g/L Serum protein IgG (Red top IgA electrophoresis is IgA Blood Weekly tube) 0.7-4.0 g/L done in conjunction IgM IgM (Adult) with 0.4-2.3g/L immunoglobulin for technical reasons. 11 - 28 umol/L (Red top See report for Iron Blood (m) 6.6 - 26 tube) paediatric ranges umol/L (f) Fluoride EDTA; On ice and grey top or transported to Lactate Blood 0.5 2.2 mmol/L Daily – Paediatric yellow laboratory top tube. immediately Serum (Red top Daily or STAT LDH Blood 240 - 480 U/L tube) samples <1hr
GT Blood Serum (Red top tube) <60 U/L (Male) <40 U/L (Female) Daily or STAT samples <1hr Glucose Blood Fluoride EDTA; Adult grey top or Paediatric yellow top tube. Fasting: Adults,<60y 4.1-5.9mmol/l 60-90y 4.6-6.4mmol/l >90y 1hr PP <7.8mmol/l 2hrPP <6.7mmol/l Criteria for diagnosing DM 1) Incidental glucose >11.1mmol/l or 2) Fasting glucose >7mmol/l or 3) 2hr post oral GTT, glucose conc. Daily or STAT samples <1hr Haemochromotosis Blood EDTA (purple top tube) Presence or absence of mutation Fortnightly Haemoglobin A1c Blood EDTA (purple top tube) or Fluoride EDTA mmol/mol. No diabetic range Weekly IgG IgA IgM Blood (Red top tube) IgG (Adult) 7-16g/L IgA 0.7-4.0 g/L IgM (Adult) 0.4-2.3g/L See report for paediatric ranges Serum protein electrophoresis is done in conjunction with immunoglobulin for technical reasons. Weekly Iron Blood (Red top tube) 11 - 28 umol/L (m) 6.6 - 26 umol/L (f) See report for paediatric ranges Lactate Blood Fluoride EDTA; grey top or Paediatric yellow top tube. 0.5 – 2.2 mmol/L On ice and transported to laboratory immediately Daily LDH Blood Serum (Red top tube) 240 - 480 U/L Daily or STAT samples <1hr
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