Glucagon

This test measures the amount of glucagon in your blood. Glucagon is a hormone made by your pancreas.

Glucagon Blood Test, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine

Also listed as: total calcium, serum calcium, ca, Glucagon, Plasma
Primary unit: pg/mL
LOINC codes: 2338-2
Tests that measure Glucagon: Labcorp 1, Quest Diagnostics 1

Tests

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Labcorp 1 test

Single-analyte tests

Glucagon, Plasma 004622
Plasma · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 3 - 10 days
Method and collection
Method
Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
Preparation
Overnight fasting for basal levels. Patient should not be in a stress state at time of drawing. If diabetic, patient should be in good control before specimen is drawn.
Collection
Separate plasma and transfer specimen to a plastic transport tube before freezing. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Reference notes
13−159 pg/mL
Labcorp catalog page

Quest Diagnostics 1 test

Single-analyte tests

Glucagon 519
Plasma · Fasting required · Turnaround Set up: Mon (p.m.); Report available: 11 days
Method and collection
Method
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Immunoassay (ELISA)
Preparation
Overnight fasting is required
Collection
Collect EDTA plasma, invert several times to mix, centrifuge, and immediately transfer the plasma into a clean, plastic screw-cap vial and freeze. There should be no delay in freezing as the analyte is very unstable and samples must be kept frozen until testing.
Reference notes
11-78 pg/mL
Quest Diagnostics catalog page

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Sources

Labcorp test catalog
1 test: codes, specimens, methods, preparation and reference intervals.
Quest Diagnostics test catalog
1 test: codes, specimens, methods, preparation and reference intervals.
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
The description at the top of this page.
LOINC 2338-2
Regenstrief Institute codes that identify the same result across labs.
Search ClinicalTrials.gov for Glucagon
Registered studies that measure Glucagon, on the U.S. National Library of Medicine registry.

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