Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Fluid Analysis
Synonym/Aliases
Pleural Fluid Glucose; Peritoneal/ Ascitic Fluid Glucose; Synovial/ Joint Fluid Glucose; Pericardial Fluid Glucose.
Abbreviations
FBS
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2-3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ENZYMATIC
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. SPECIFY EXACT FLUID TYPE.
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.,
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
PLEURAL FLUID/ SYNOVIAL FLUID GLUCOSE LEVEL SHOULD BE EQUAL TO PLASMA GLUCOSE; CSF GLUCOSE SHOULD BE ABOUT 2/3 OF PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVEL.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE BACTERIAL INFECTION
Test Limitations / Confounders
- N/A