Test ID: GLP
Glucagon, Plasma
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9358
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Diagnosis and follow-up of glucagonomas and other glucagon-producing tumors
Assessing diabetic patients with problematic hyper- or hypoglycemic episodes (extremely limited utility)
Glucagon is routinely measured along with serum glucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels, during the mixed-meal test employed in the diagnostic workup of suspected postprandial hypoglycemia. However, it plays only a minor role in the interpretation of this test.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Immunoassay Following Extraction
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Glucagon, P
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