fasting specimen

Medical term Patient Preparation

Blood drawn after no food or drink except water for the ordered time, at least 8 hours for fasting glucose. Document a nonfasting draw.

Sources

• Blood Glucose Test (MedlinePlus Medical Test) · National Library of Medicine
• Nikolac N, Supak-Smolcic V, Simundic AM, Celap I. Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: national recommendations for venous blood sampling (based on CLSI H3-A6). Biochem Med 2013;23(3):242-254 (PMC3900082) · Biochemia Medica via PubMed Central

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