How to properly prepare for tests – tips
For most tests, the patient does not need to fast.
Tests marked in blue on the referral mean that the patient should come for a blood test on an empty stomach.
- 🚫 Fasting means at least 12 hours after eating a meal, unless your doctor has recommended a post-meal test.
- 💧 Before the test, you can only drink non-sweet water.
What not to eat:
- 🚫 Meals, snacks, fruits, vegetables, breath-freshening candies, chewing gum, smoking cigarettes.
What not to drink:
- 🚫 Flavored water, coffee, cola light/cola zero drinks, energy drinks, juices.
Tests for which you must undergo an empty stomach:
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- ✔️ Glucose, Glucose Tolerance Test
- ✔️ Iron, ALT, AST, Proteinogram, Albumin, Amylase
- ✔️ Glucose + WR panel
- ✔️ Liver function test panel (total protein, bilirubin, AST, ALT)
- ✔️ Comprehensive panel (blood count, glucose, cholesterol, urinalysis)
- ✔️ Diabetes panel (glucose, urine analysis)
- ✔️ Transaminase panel (ALT, AST)
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Tests for which you should report to the Collection Point at specific times:
ACTH, ACP, Growth hormone, C-peptide, Homocysteine, Calcitonin, Aldosterone, Osteocalcin, Prolactin test 2 points, Prolactin test 3 points, Glucose tolerance test, Iron tolerance test 3 points
Check hours:
Chełm, 12 Merchant Square
| Type of study | Download times |
|---|---|
| ACTH, Calcitonin, Prolactin Test 2 points | Mon-Fri 07:00-10:30, Sat. 08:00-09:30 |
| ACP, Growth Hormone, C-peptide, Homocysteine | Mon-Fri 07:00-11:00, Sat. 08:00-10:00 |
| Aldosterone | Mon-Fri 7:00-9:00, Sat. 8:00-9:00 |
| Osteocalcin | Mon-Fri 07:00-11:00, Sat. 08:00-10:00 |
| Prolactin test 3 points, Glucose tolerance test | Mon-Fri 07:00-09:30, Sat. 08:00-08:30 |
| Iron loading test 3 points | Mon-Fri 07:00-07:05 |
Chełm, Szymanowskiego 6
| Type of study | Download times |
|---|---|
| ACP, ACTH, Calcitonin, Growth Hormone, C-peptide, Homocysteine, Aldosterone, Osteocalcin, Iron Overload Test 3 points | We do not charge |
| Prolactin test 2 points | Mon-Fri 07:00-10:00, Sat. 07:30-09:00 |
| Prolactin test 3 points, Glucose tolerance test | Mon-Fri 07:00-09:00, Sat. 07:30-08:00 |
Chełm, Piłsudskiego 11B
| Type of study | Download times |
|---|---|
| ACP, ACTH, Calcitonin, Growth Hormone, C-peptide, Homocysteine, Aldosterone, Osteocalcin, Iron Overload Test 3 points | We do not charge |
| Prolactin test 2 points | Mon-Fri 07:00-08:30 |
| Prolactin test 3 points, Glucose tolerance test | Mon-Fri 07:00-07:30 |
Krasnystaw, Czysta 3
| Type of study | Download times |
|---|---|
| ACTH, Calcitonin, Prolactin Test 2 points | Mon-Fri 07:00-11:30, Sat. 07:30-10:00 |
| ACP | Mon-Fri 07:00-12:00, Sat. 07:30-09:30 |
| Growth hormone, C-peptide, Homocysteine, Osteocalcin | Mon-Fri 07:00-12:00, Sat. 07:30-10:30 |
| Calcitonin | Mon-Fri 07:00-11:30, Sat. 07:30-10:00 |
| Aldosterone | Mon-Fri 07:00-09:00, Sat. 07:30-09:00 |
| Prolactin test 3 points, Glucose tolerance test | Mon-Fri 07:00-10:30, Sat. 07:30-09:00 |
| Iron loading test 3 points | Mon-Fri 07:00-07:30 |
*Krzywa cukrowa/insulinowa wykonywana jest u pacjentów od 18 roku życia