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:
Monday-Friday 7:30-9:00, Saturday 8:00-9:00
- ✔️ Aldosterone
Monday-Friday 7:30-10:30, Saturday 8:00-10:30
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- ✔️ ACTH
- ✔️ Calcitonin
- Monday-Friday 7:30-10:30, Saturday 8:00-9:30
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- ✔️ Prolactin test 3 points
- ✔️ Glucose tolerance tests (sugar curves 2 points, 3 points, 5 points)
Monday-Friday 7:30-11:00, Saturday 8:00-11:00
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- ✔️ ACP (acid phosphatase)
- ✔️ Growth hormone
- ✔️ C-peptide
- ✔️ Homocysteine
- ✔️ Osteocalcin
Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30, Saturday 8:00-10:30
- ✔️ Prolactin test 2 points
*The sugar/insulin curve is performed on patients aged 18 and over