LOINC long common name : PhenX - glycosylated hemoglobin assay reflecting long-term glucose concentration protocol
140901;
LOINC short name : Glycosylated hemoglobin assay;
LOINC description : This protocol provides instructions for drawing, processing and storing blood for
the hemoglobin A1c assay according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES) methods. Toolkit users are referred to the National Glycohemoglobin
Standardization Program for standardized laboratory assays. The Diabetes Working Group
notes that that there are now point of care instruments for testing Glycosylated hemoglobin
that may provide an alternative to the protocol listed here.;