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Hypoglycemia may constitute a medical emergency because it can result in permanent neurologic defects.
Tests generally appear in the order most useful for common clinical situations
| Test name: Glucose, Plasma or Serum |
| ARUP #: 0020024 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Enzymatic |
| Use: Screen for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in neonates |
| Test name: Insulin, Random |
| ARUP #: 0070107 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
| Test name: C-Peptide, Serum or Plasma |
| ARUP #: 0070103 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
| Test name: Insulin Antibody |
| ARUP #: 0099228 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Radioimmunoassay |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
| Test name: Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid |
| ARUP #: 0080045 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Enzymatic |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
| Test name: Proinsulin |
| ARUP #: 0070112 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| Use: Screen for insulin |
| Test name: Sulfonylurea Hypoglycemics Panel (Qualitative), Serum or Plasma |
| ARUP #: 2004279 |
| Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
| Test name: Fatty Acids, Free |
| ARUP #: 0080120 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Spectrophotometry |
| Use: Screen for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in neonates |
| Test name: Sulfonylurea Hypoglycemics Panel (Quantitative), Urine |
| ARUP #: 0091100 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |
| Test name: Metformin Quantitation, Urine |
| ARUP #: 2002928 |
| Methodology: Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| Use: Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia |