Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Anemia & Nutrition
Synonym/Aliases
G6PD
Abbreviations
G6PD
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
AMBIENT: 6HOURS; R (2-8℃): 7DAYS; F (-20℃): 14DAYS.
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
VARIABLE I.E. PLEURAL FLUID, PERITONEAL/ ASCITIC FLUID; SYNOVIAL/ JOINT FLUID ETC.
Container/ preservative
CLEAN, LEAK PROOF CONTAINER
Sample volume
AT LEAST 2 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA; FROZEN SAMPLES.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
HEMOGLOBIN APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
TO DIAGNOSE GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (G6PD) DEFICIENCY
Test Limitations / Confounders
RECENT HEMOLYSIS (RETICULOCYTOSIS) & RECENT TRANSFUSION CAN MASK A DEFICIENCY STATE.