ETHANOL (ALCOHOL-MEDICAL)

Test Code
NMCP ALCOHOL, MEDICAL


Alias/See Also
ethanol, etoh serum&plasma, bat serum&plasma, blood alcohol test serum&plasma, etohp-feva, adapt, alcohol serum&plasma


Preferred Specimen
Serum or Plasma


Minimum Volume
7ml


Instructions
Do not open tube! submit unopened tube only. Clean site with non-alcoholic soap only.


Transport Container
Red top tube or SST, Gray (NaF or Potassium Oxalate) tube, or green PST (Li Heparin)


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed Specimen




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