Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Glucose
Test/Range/Collection
Glucose, serum or plasma
60–110 mg/dL
[3.3–6.1 mmol/L]
Panic: < 40 or > 500 mg/dL
SST, PPT, gray
$
Overnight fasting usually required.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Glucose." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619156/all/Glucose.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Glucose. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619156/all/Glucose. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Glucose. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619156/all/Glucose
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Glucose [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619156/all/Glucose.
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