Ethanol, Blood
| Sunquest Code: | ETOH | ||
| Epic Code: | LAB46 | Epic Name: | Alcohol Ethyl |
| Synonyms: | Alcohol Level, Blood; Ethyl Alcohol | ||
| Methodology: | Bichromatic rate | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed and reported 24 hours/day. | ||
| Special Instructions: | Ethyl alcohol for medical purpose only. Not for legal use. | ||
Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Blood |
| Optimal Volume: | 2.5 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 0.6 mL |
| Container: | Green (lithium heparin, gel) (Green (lithium heparin, no gel), Green (lithium heparin) on ICE, Green (sodium heparin, no gel), Green (sodium heparin, no gel) on ICE, Gray (sodium fluoride + potassium oxalate), Purple (EDTA), Red (no gel), Red or gold (gel)) |
| Collection Instructions: | Use a non-alcohol germicidal solution to cleanse the skin. The collection tube should be completely filled and kept tightly stoppered at all times. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Do not remove stopper. Centrifuge and store in refrigerator. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship at refrigerated temperature. |
| Stability: | If ETOH is ordered on the same collection tube with VSCN, remove stopper, aliquot quickly, and stopper tube tightly. Comment that tube has been opened on the request form. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Chemistry (Fairview Range - FRMC, UMMC-East Bank, Fairview Lakes - FLMC, Fairview Ridges - FRH, Fairview Northland - FNMC, Fairview Southdale - FSH, UMMC/UMMCH-West Bank) |
Interpretive
| Critical Range: | Greater than 0.3 g/dL |
| Therapeutic Range: | 0.0 g/dL |
| Use: | Suspected ethanol abuse. |
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