Glucose determination

Question 1

Normal hematocrit

Answer 1

whole blood glucose is 10-12% lower
than plasma glucose

Question 2

plasma glucose

Answer 2

5% lower than serum glucose

Question 3

Capillary blood glucose

Answer 3

2-5 mg/dL higher than venous blood

Question 4

Possible samples for glucose det.

Answer 4

Serum, CSF, Whole Blood, Synovial Fluid,
Urine

Question 5

Standard specimen for glucose det.

Answer 5

Fasting Venous Sample

Question 6

specimen considerstion

Answer 6

• Uncentrifuged coagulated blood
• Prolonged
  standing
• Separated
  nonhemolyzed
  sterile serum

Question 7

Requested during insulin shock and hyperglycemic
ketonic coma

Answer 7

Random Blood
Sugar

Question 8

Random Blood
Sugar

Answer 8

Fasting Blood
Sugar (FBS)

Question 8

normal fasting glucose

Answer 8

70-99 mg/dL

Question 9

impaired fasting glucose

Answer 9

100-125 mg/dl

Question 10

provisional diabetes diagnosis

Answer 10

> 126 mg/dL

Question 11

The test is performed
two hours after meal

Answer 11

Two-hour post prandial
test

Question 12

Used to determine how well the
body metabolizes glucose over a
required period of time

Answer 12

glucose tolerance test

Question 13

kinds of glucose tolerance test

Answer 13

• Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
• Intravenous Glucose
  Tolerance Test

Question 14

Types of oral glucose tolerance test

Answer 14

• Janney-Isaacson Method
• Exton Rose Method

Question 15

FBS level that is greater than or equal to

Answer 15

126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) on at least 2 occasions

Question 16

Two-hour postprandial glucose greater than

Answer 16

140 mg/dL

Question 17

specimen for ketone

Answer 17

fresh serum/urine