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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Glucose whole blood (POCT-StatStrip meter)

External Price (excl. GST)

2.63

Specimen Collection

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

Clean patients' hand and wipe away the first drop of blood.

Adult Specimen

0.6 uL capillary sample collected directly onto a StatStrip test strip, or a heparin sample

Test Information

Department

POCT

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

6 seconds.

Method

SatStrip glucose/ketone meter

Unit of measurement

mmol/L

Reference interval

3.5-5.5 mmol/L Fasting

3.5-7.7 mmol/L Non-Fasting

Uncertainty of measurement

± 10%

Minimum Volume

0.6 uL whole blood

Electronic Information

Registration Code

GLUB

HL7 mapping code

$GLUB

LOINC Code

15074-8

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