PEROXIDASE-COUPLED GLUCOSE METHOD

Course overview

GLUCOSE IS THE MOST ABUNDANT CARBOHYDRATE IN PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION, AND BLOOD GLUCOSE IS THE MOST COMMON ANALYSIS DONE IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY. THE BODY ACTIVELY MAINTAINS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS BETWEEN 80 TO 120 MG/DL THROUGH METABOLIC PROCESSES SUCH AS GLUCONEOGENESIS, GLYCOGENOLYSIS, GLYCOLYSIS, AND GLYCOGENESIS. GLUCOSE CALCULATION IS THE MOST COMMON ANALYSIS PERFORMED IN THE LABORATORY. THE GLUCOSE OXIDASE-PEROXIDASE COUPLED METHOD (GOD-POD) IS ONE WAY OF ESTIMATING BLOOD GLUCOSE WITH HIGH ACCURACY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF THE GOD-POD METHOD IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY.