GROWTH HORMONE (GH)

Test Code:  326 Specimen Collection: Serum
Component:

Growth Hormone (GH)

Method:

CL

Collection Notes: Patient must be fasting and at complete rest for 30 minutes before blood collection. Avoid hemolysis.
Clinical Utility: Used primarily to diagnose hypopituitarism, hypothalamic disorder, and acromegaly. Caution must be exercised in the clinical interpretation of growth hormone levels, because they vary throughout the day, between genders, are age-related and are influenced by many internal and external factors.
CPT Code: 83003Testing Location: AML
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPE
Temperature:

Serum (1 mL)

Refrigerated
 
4
 
Days
Frozen
 
28
 
Days
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