| Test Name |
Hypoglycemic Panel (Qualitative), Serum/Plasma |
| Test Includes |
Acetohexamide [LC-MS/MS], Chlorpropamide [LC-MS/MS], Glimepiride [LC-MS/MS], Glipizide [LC-MS/MS], Glyburide [LC-MS/MS], Nateglinide [LC-MS/MS], Repaglinide [LC-MS/MS], Tolazamide [LC-MS/MS], Tolbutamide [LC-MS/MS] |
| Compound Synonym(s) |
Amaryl®
DiaBeta®
Diabinese®
Dymelor®
Glucotrol®
Glynase®
Meglitinides
Micronase®
Orinase®
Prandin®
Starlix®
Sulfonylureas
Tolinase® |
| Purpose |
Clinical Analysis, Diagnostic Aid, Exclusion Screen, Forensic Analysis |
| Method(s) |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
| Specimen Container |
NMS Labs has no experimental or literature-based data regarding the choice of specific specimen collection containers for this test. |
| Special Handling |
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines. |
| Light Protection Required |
Not Required |
| Stability |
Room Temperature: 7 day(s)
Refrigerated: 7 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 4 month(s) |
| Rejection Criteria |
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST). |
| Day(s) Test Set-up |
[LC-MS/MS] Tuesday Thursday 2 days |