Specimen Requirements
Title
Hypoglycemic (Sulfonylurea) Panel
Specimen Requirement
Collect Red Top, centrifuge, pour off 1 mL serum into a screw top plastic tube and indicate specimen type on transport tube.
Alternate specimen: Pour off from Gray Top Sodium Fluoride or Potassium Oxalate
Methodology
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Stability
Room temp: 2 days, Refrigerated: 28 days, Frozen: 28 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
7-9 days
Clinical Use
This assay is used to evaluate hypoglycemia that may be caused from the ingestion of sulfonylurea drugs.
Test Code
HYGLY