Alcohol (ETOH)

LOINC: <p>5643-2</p>

ALC

<p>Alcohol<br>
Ethanol<br>
Ethyl Alcohol<br>
ETOH (Ethanol)</p>

<p><strong>Patient Preparation:<br>
Collection Container/Tube</strong><br>
<strong>Preferred</strong>: Serum gel<br>
<strong>Acceptable</strong>: Plasma Lithium Heparin<br>
<strong>Specimen Volume</strong>: 3.0 mL<br>
<strong>Collection Instructions</strong>:&nbsp;</p>
<ol>
<li>Do not use alcohol wipes or other antiseptics containing alcohol compounds to clean the venipuncture site.</li>
<li>Specimen must be sent in original tube and remain unopened.</li>
<li>Centrifuge after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>0.10 mL</p>

<p>Specimen must be sent in original tube and remain unopened until analysis.</p>

<p><strong>Test cannot be added on to specimen in lab.</strong></p>

<p>Room temperature: 2 weeks<br>
Refrigerated: 6 months<br>
Frozen: 6 months</p>

<p>Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, exposure to air.</p>

<p>Daily</p>

<p>Same day</p>

<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">Do not use alcohol as a disinfectant when collecting or storing blood specimens.</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">Centrifuge highly turbid samples prior to analysis.</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">Increased levels of lactic acid and LDH in perimortem samples may cause elevated ethanol levels.</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">Ethanol is volatile.&nbsp; Specimens must be tightly capped to avoid evaporation.</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><u>Alcohol determination is used for Medical Purposes Only.</u></strong></p>